International Law

'Lyrical terrorist' wins appeal

By John Hirst

"A former Heathrow worker who called herself the "lyrical terrorist" has won an appeal against her conviction.

Samina Malik had been accused of collecting information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Ms Malik, 24, from west London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey in November of owning terrorist manuals.

The Court of Appeal has now quashed the conviction after prosecution lawyers conceded it was unsafe".

I am glad to see that common sense has eventually prevailed in this case. It just goes to show the dangers of labelling someone a suspected terrorist, with all the hype and fear that goes with it innocent people end up going to prison.

As Chris Paul has blogged, it's poetic justice.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).