Hamza to appeal seven-year sentence

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza is to appeal his seven-year jail sentence given to him at the UK's Old Bailey after he was convicted of a string of race hate and terror charges.

Hamza to appeal seven-year sentence

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza is to appeal his seven-year jail sentence given to him at the UK's Old Bailey after he was convicted of a string of race hate and terror charges.

Sentencing him, Mr Justice Hughes said he had “helped to create an atmosphere in which to kill has become regarded by some as not only a legitimate course but a moral and religious duty in pursuit of perceived justice”.

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