Jawad Botmeh
Jawad Botmeh was a Palestinian student in London who was convicted in 1996, along with fellow Palastinian Samar Alami, of participating in the 1994 London Israeli Embassy attack.[1][2] He has maintained his innocence since; Amnesty International have stated that Mr Botmeh had been “denied [his] right to a fair trial,”[3] and those who campaigned for him include- according to the Daily Telegraph, over a ten year period- the later leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.[4]
He graduated with degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Leicester and King's College London.[5]
Following his release from prison in 2008 he found work as a researcher at the London Metropolitan University.[6] He was suspended from work on 7 February 2013, having become an activist for his trade union, Unison; they have pointed out that his suspension was related to his election as a staff representative,[3] and that he had declared his conviction for involvement in two car bombs at the Israeli Embassy prior to appointment.[6] His suspension was lifted in March 2015.
References
- ↑ "Bombing in London Hits Israeli Embassy - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ↑ "BBC ON THIS DAY | 26 | 1994: Israel's London embassy bombed". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- 1 2 "Botmeh suspension lifted by London Met | Times Higher Education". timeshighereducation.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11837454/Jeremy-Corbyn-campaigned-for-release-of-Embassy-bombers.html
- ↑ Diego Gambetta; Steffen Hertog (1 March 2016). Engineers of Jihad: The Curious Connection between Violent Extremism and Education. Princeton University Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4008-8025-6.
- 1 2 "London Metropolitan University suspends researcher with car bomb conviction - BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-14.