Tunisian Khaled Hajsaad, 25, wore the headband as 45,000 pro-Palestinian protestors marched through London calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on November 25, 2023. He was convicted of wearing an article supporting a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act, 2000.
Sucks to be you, Khaled, now, eh?
Hajsaad had denied the charge and claimed that his green headband with a 'Shahada' on it was an Islamic oath and expression of faith which had been coopted by Hamas.
Ha ha ha ha! Who on earth would believe th...
District Judge Nina Tempia today gave Hajsaad a conditional discharge for three months meaning he will not be punished unless he reoffends. She did not ask him to pay any costs due to his limited means as he lives on £49 a week.
*sighs*
Hajsaad, of Smethwick, Birmingham, lived in Palestine until he was five and later lived in Tunisia, arriving in the UK a year ago. He attended Westminster Magistrates Court wearing a blue bodywarmer and tracksuit bottoms assisted by an interpreter.
Paid for by us, the poor bloody taxpayer. At least if the useless bitch on the bench had imposed costs, we'd get some of it back....
Tom Wainwright, defending Hajsaad, said: 'The offence for which he has been convicted of does not mean he is a supporter of Hamas.
'It should not be said or reported that he is a supporter of Hamas.'
He's clearly a supporter of Hamas.
'His first time in court has been a salutary lesson. It's not an experience he wants to repeat. There is no risk of him reoffending or being back before the court.'
No risk of him being put on a plane back to Tunisia either.
If he lives in Smethwick on 49 pounds a week, how did he manage to pay to travel to London ?
ReplyDeleteSet your watches. He’ll be back in the news again, sometime in the next few years.
ReplyDelete"... how did he manage to pay to travel to London ?"
ReplyDeleteHe's probably working in the black economy, like the rest of them...
"Set your watches. He’ll be back in the news again, sometime in the next few years."
Oh, spot on!