‘Extremely kind’ Jihadi John was harassed by MI5

Mohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified in reports as Islamic State executioner ‘Jihadi John’, has been described as “extremely kind” and “extremely gentle” by a man who has known him since 2009.

Asim Qureshi, a director with British advocacy group Cage — which claims Emwazi was interrogated by MI5 and subjected to security agency harassment — said: “You might be surprised to know that the Mohammed that I knew was extremely kind, extremely gentle, extremely soft spoken, was the most humble young person that I knew.”

According to the Washington Post, the IS militant has been named by friends and others familiar with the case as Mohammed Emwazi.