Complained: Dhiren Barot and Omar Khyam said Frankland prison was 'too white'
Posted on 03/21/2008 3:43:44 AM PDT by Stoat
Two of Britain's most dangerous terrorists have been moved to different prisons after complaining their fellow inmates were "too white".
Dhiren Barot and Omar Khyam asked to be transferred from high-security Frankland prison near Durham.
Barot masterminded a radioactive bomb plot involving limousines packed with nails and explosives and Khyam plotted to blow up Bluewater shopping centre in Kent.
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Complained: Dhiren Barot and Omar Khyam said Frankland prison was 'too white'
They said they were at risk from other inmates - who are predominantly white - and claimed the environment was "dangerous" to ethnic minority prisoners. It is thought they had received death threats and attacks.
Although their requests were initially turned down, Barot, who is serving a minium of 30 years, has since been moved to Belmarsh in south-east London.
Khyam has also been moved to Full Sutton near York.
But news of the transfers has sparked outrage, with the Prison Service being accused of caving into prisoners' demands.
Barot's solicitor Miss Mudassar Arani, asked if his client could be removed from Frankland prison after a fellow inmate threw boiling water and oil over him last July.
The 35-year-old suffered serious burns and spent a week in hospital.
Prisoner Gary Moody was charged with wounding and assault but the case was dropped when Barot refused to press charges.
Miss Arani said that Frankland was "an extremely dangerous environment for ethnic minority prisoners who now fear for their safety."
She added that Barot was one of 20 Muslims in the prison which held 734 inmates.
And she alleged there was a "white supremacist" culture at Frankland and called for the creation of Muslim-only prisons.
It is understood that Barot was originally housed in Belmarsh prison before being moved to Frankland for radicalising other inmates.
Hate preacher Abu Hamza, 49, and July 21 ringleader Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, are also housed at Belmarsh.
After he was injured in the attack, she said he was treated like a normal prisoner and locked in his cell from 4pm until morning, despite needing support to do basic tasks, such as make a phone call.
Yesterday, a spokesman for her office said both Barot and Khyam had been transferred.
Khyam, who was sent to Frankland from Belmarsh last June, had also complained of death threats.
His solicitor Imran Khan said the move was a "victory for common sense". But Patrick Mercer, a Conservative MP, criticised the decision.
He said: "Prisons are not meant to be run for the convenience of the prisoner.
"It is not up to them to dictate how to serve their sentence.
"I think we have to remember who's in charge.
"These people have been convicted of hideous crimes."
A spokesman for the Prison Service refused to comment.
Prisoner 'throws boiling oil' over terrorist leader who plotted to murder thousands with dirty bombs
Failing to mention or grasp the concept, that these guys are imprisoned, because society fears for its safety.
There already is one...it's called Gitmo.
“Typical white prisons”? They are probably Borat Obama’s campaign staff in the UK.
Failing to mention or grasp the concept, that these guys are imprisoned, because society fears for its safety.
In David Horowitz's essential book Radical Son, he mentions Hillary Clinton's early career as a lawyer who defended members of the Black Panther party and states that many of those lawyers were young, leftist females, and many were particularly smitten by the Panthers and would 'minister' to them in a variety of extremely personal ways.....I'm guessing that this "Miss Arani" may well be similarly smitten and similarly 'involved' with her 'client'.
they should remain where they are.
If either of these terrorists were able to vote in the USA, which candidate do you think that they would prefer?
Hint: It's the candidate who becomes incensed if his big ears are mentioned.
Re the UK prison system, this Free Republic thread from 2007 may be of interest
Inside America's toughest jail (Brit paper says Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ideas would be great for U.K.)
Too bad there is not such a place where everyone could send these wretched scumbags to served their sentences.
" Of course, we would have the UN getting it closed down in a New York minute as barbaric and inhuman. Yeah, right!!!
With his facial burns, Dhiren Barot apparently wanted to be with other “spotted” prisoners.
I’m thoroughly familiar with Sheriff Joe’s reputation and work.
Great guy.
Great manager.
He gets the job done right.
But send a complimentary DVD copy of the program to Al Jazeera as a 'terrorist outreach' package :-)
One reason why they are so angry at the world and full of self-loathing is that they are so damned ugly.
There already is one...it's called Gitmo.
Yes, where the inmates are fed much better than the guards, or so past reports have stated. Hopefully things have gotten better for the troops there in recent years.
LMAO @ "Borat Obama" :-)
I've seen several absolutely gushing UK forum discussion threads on Hussein-Obama, where what "appear" to be mainly young white UK girls fawn over him in a manner similar to a "Beatles frenzy".
Disgusting.
LMAO @ Casper :-)
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