A man is found guilty of murdering British lawmaker David Amess in an attack last October for what he said was revenge for the lawmaker’s support for air strikes on Syria
A ‘fanatical Islamist’, who was inspired by Islamic State, was found guilty on Monday of murdering British lawmaker David Amess, who was knifed to death in a frenzied attack inside a church where he was meeting voters.
Ali was found guilty of murder and preparation of terrorism at London’s Old Bailey court after the jury took less than half an hour to reach a verdict. British lawmakers regularly hold “surgeries”, or one-to-one meetings, with voters in their constituencies, a tradition considered a bedrock of democracy. But with little or no security and an emphasis on access for all, surgeries can make lawmakers vulnerable.
He said he had “bottled” previous attacks and had settled on Amess because he was “the easiest”, he told police in interviews. He also mentioned the lawmaker’s membership of the Conservative Friends of Israel Group.
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