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| London plumber charged with terrorism, firearm offences |
| 2005-12-06 |
| A plumber arrested near the M25 last week was today charged with five offences relating to alleged terrorist activities and firearms offences, police said. Kazi Nurur Rahman, 28, of Newham, East London, is alleged to have had in his possession three Uzi sub-machine guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition. He will appear at Bow Street Magistrates Court this afternoon to answer five charges, two of which are under the Terrorism Act 2000. Mr Rahman was arrested by armed officers near the M25 South Mimms service station in Hertfordshire last Tuesday. Scotland Yard said that the 28-year-old, who is a British citizen, was charged following an investigation by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch. Armed officers from the Metropolitan Police’s CO19 firearms unit challenged Mr Rahman as he left a parked car on a minor road near the service station. A number of properties in the Waltham Forest and Newham areas of London were searched following his arrest. The first charge alleged that he possessed a firearm, an Uzi, without holding a current firearm certificate on November 29. The second charge stated that he possessed the Uzi with intent to endanger life on the same date. Both are offences under the Firearms Act 1968. Part of the second charge claimed that Mr Rahman conspired with others to possess firearms, named as three Uzis and ammunition, with intent to endanger life, an offence under the Criminal Law Act 1977. The third charge alleged Mr Rahman possessed a prohibited weapon, an Uzi, that is designed to discharge two or three missiles without repeated pressure on the trigger. This is also an offence under section five of the Firearms Act 1968. The fourth charge, made under section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000, alleged that Mr Rahman was concerned in an arrangement which made property, namely three Uzi firearms and 3,000 bullets, available to another. It also alleged that he knew or had reasonable cause to suspect that it will or may be used for the purposes of terrorism. The offence is alleged to have taken place before November 30, 2005. The final charge, made under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, alleged that Mr Rahman possessed an Uzi in circumstances which may be connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. Part of this charge also alleged that Mr Rahman conspired with others to possess three Uzi firearms and ammunition in circumstances which may be connected with an act of terrorism. This is an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 Ah, the exposed butt crack was a dead giveaway. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-12-06 09:00 |
| #2 He's one of those Watergate-type plumbers. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-12-06 08:13 |
| #1 Is he a buddhist plumber? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2005-12-06 07:44 |