Terrorist who met Jeremy Corbyn in Parliament faces jail after being caught with sniper rifle presentation and bomb-making directions

A terrorist who met in Parliament is dealing with jail after he was caught with a sniper rifle presentation and bomb-making directions. 

Abdul Raoof Al Shayeb, 51, who claims to have been a political campaigner in his native Bahrain because the age of 14, met the Labour chief ‘many occasions’ to debate the human rights state of affairs within the Emirati nation.

However when police raided his residence, they discovered a 16GB reminiscence card loaded with jihadi examination papers and army information entitled ‘bombs’, ‘missiles’ and ‘destruction’.

Additionally they discovered pictures of Al Shayeb in fight fatigues together with a PowerPoint presentation displaying directions concerning the meeting, calibration and greatest capturing positions for a Dragunov rifle.

The information contained info that somebody may need ‘if planning to convey down a regime by stealth, pressure and terror techniques’, the courtroom was advised. 

Warning him he faces jail, Decide Martyn Zeidman QC advised Al Shayeb that the fabric on the cardboard had been ‘dynamite’.

‘Misuse of that materials might have given rise to the deaths of many individuals. An instantaneous jail sentence is inevitable,’ he stated. 

The courtroom heard how the fabric – stated to be the antithesis of what Al Shayeb spent 30 years preventing for – was discovered at his house in Maida Vale in April final yr.  

The defendant claimed he didn’t know what was on the information, insisting he had solely seen a extra easy presentation on the rifle, which knowledgeable an individual learn how to defend themselves towards the weapon.

However prosecutor Max Hill advised the courtroom: ‘For no matter cause, and towards the backdrop of no matter different pursuits he had on the time, Mr Al Shayeb knew concerning the content material of those army information.

‘There isn’t a harmless rationalization for his or her presence amongst his belongings.’

He added that the knowledge discovered at Al Shayeb’s house would ‘undoubtedly present sensible help’ to these trying to ‘result in regime change’. 

The courtroom heard he had additionally been stopped on arrival into Gatwick airport from Baghdad 4 months earlier in possession of a 2GB reminiscence card containing similar info.

Through the trial, Al Shayeb, who works at Nice Ormond Road Youngsters’s Hospital as a affected person advocate, claimed he had met with Mr Corbyn a number of occasions.

The jury was proven footage of Al Shayeb outdoors the United Nations headquarters in Geneva in addition to posing with the social gathering chief.

‘Many occasions I’ve seen Jeremy Corbyn within the Homes of Parliament and in addition outdoors in lots of conferences which were held by the Bahraini opposition,’ he informed the courtroom.  

Al Shayeb described how the conferences with Mr Corbyn have been held in help of ‘human rights in all places’ however ‘particularly about Bahrain’. 

The courtroom heard he additionally went to the house of Lord Eric Avebury, Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group.

 Misuse of that materials might have given rise to the deaths of many individuals. An instantaneous jail sentence is inevitable Decide Martyn Zeidman QC 

In a reference learn out to the courtroom, Lord Avebury stated: ‘I met Abdul Raoof Al Shayeb once I visited Bahrain in 2002 and since then he has attended seminars on human rights in Bahrain which I’ve chaired repeatedly, twice a yr, as spokesperson for the Nationwide Committee for Martyrs and Victims of Torture.

‘He has additionally been my visitor at conferences on Bahrain at my house in Camberwell.’    

Kerim Fuad QC, representing Al Shayeb, advised the courtroom earlier that Al Shayeb had been repeatedly imprisoned and tortured due to his protests.

He described him as being ‘a thorn within the aspect’ of the Bahraini state and stated he was focused for making an attempt to overthrow the ruling regime.

‘You’ll hear why the Bahraini state despises this man for standing as much as them so defiantly and so strongly,’ stated Mr Fuad. 

He added: ‘In the event you minimize him he bleeds human rights.’ 

The jury heard from numerous character witnesses comprised of former Bahraini MPs and different dissidents who’ve had their citizenships revoked after talking out towards the regime.

‘I might not be stunned [if he had those documents] as a result of as I informed you all of the human rights activists have introduced in Parliament a number of the weapons that are being bought to Bahrain and we’ll see these in my PowerPoint and in addition on YouTube,’ stated Jalal Fairooz.

The previous MP added that it was ‘regular’ to presume any activist to be in possession of such info however advised the jury he had by no means seen Al Shayeb with any of it.  

Al Shayeb, from Maida Vale, denied a single rely of possessing data of a sort more likely to be helpful to an individual committing or getting ready an act of terrorism however was convicted by the jury.

He confirmed no emotion as the decision was learn out at Snaresbrook Crown Courtroom, however flashed the ‘peace’ signal at buddies within the public gallery.

Remanding him in custody forward of sentence tomorrow, Decide Zeidman advised him: ‘I respect that daily you might have turned up on time. There isn’t any suggestion that you’ve breached bail however the state of affairs now could be very totally different.

‘It’s a time of heightened emotion for you. I’m involved to keep away from additional offences by you and to make sure your attendance in courtroom tomorrow. You might go down.’

 Al Shayeb’s son gave proof on the trial stating that he helped his father switch information between previous flash discs and new ones at an web café on the Edgware Street.