Umran Javed (born 1979) is a former spokesman forAl-Muhajiroun, a designated and bannedterrorist organisation. A British court found Javed guilty of soliciting to murder andinciting racial hatred for repeatedly chanting "bomb, bomb, USA," "bomb, bomb,Denmark," "we want Danish blood!," "UK you will pay!," saidAbu Musab al-Zarqawi "would be coming back," and "7/7 on its way!"[1]outside the Danish embassy following theJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[2][3]
Six weeks after the protest British police raided Javed's home and found a pamphlet entitledKill Them by the Sword Wherever They Are, a pamphlet printed byAl Ghurabaa, a designated terrorist organisation.[3]
When Javed chanted "bomb, bomb, USA" he did so in front of a crowd of 300 people, many of whom held placards saying, "Behead those who insult Islam." Javed later said in his defence that he did not advocate literally bombing the United States. Prosecutor David Perry told jurors, "This was not simply a demonstration about cartoons. It was a recruitment for terror... If you shout out, 'Bomb, bomb Denmark; bomb, bomb USA', there is no doubt about what you intend your audience to understand."[4] The jury voted ten to one to convict Javed. At theOld Bailey on 18 July 2007,Judge Brian Barker QC sentenced Javed to six years in prison.[5]
When the jury foreman announced Javed had been found guilty of soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred his family and friends yelled, "Allahu Akbar, curse the judge, curse the court, curse the jury."[2][3][6]
