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UK's first Muslim MP quits over death threats
2007-06-22
A Labour MP has revealed that he is stepping down after getting death threats linked to a gang he helped convict for a racist murder.

His decision came after his family was threatened by a gang linked to racist murderers Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq.

Mohammad Sarwar was Britain’s first Muslim MP. He has told party activists he will not be contesting his Glasgow Central seat at the next election.

The 54-year-old said his decision came after his family was threatened by a gang linked to racist murderers Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq.

The three were jailed for life last year for their part in the killing of Glasgow teenager Kriss Donald, who was kidnapped, tortured and killed in Glasgow in 2004. Mr Sarwar was instrumental in arranging the extradition of the trio after they fled to Pakistan.

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Britain
Three ["Asian Men"] found guilty of Glasgow race-hate murder
2006-11-09

Three Asian men (guess which part of "Asia") were today found guilty and jailed for life for the murder of Kriss Donald, the schoolboy who was BURNED ALIVE and killed in a brutal racially-aggravated attack. Imran Shahid, his brother Zeeshan Shahid, and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq, had denied the charge but were convicted of the abduction, assault and murder of the 15-year-old at the High Court in Edinburgh. A jury of six men and nine women took eight hours to find Imran Shahid guilty by unanimous verdict and the other two guilty by majority verdicts. Imran Shahid, 29, was ordered to spend at least 25 years behind bars while his brother was given 23 years, and 27-year-old Mushtaq handed 22 years.
(I thought they said "jailed for life"? Kriss would probably have lived for a lot longer than just 25 years. Why aren't these assholes actually going to spend the rest of their natural lives in prison?)
During the trial, it emerged that all three had spent time in custody for previous offences. Kriss’s scarred and partially-clothed body was discovered on the Clyde Walkway in the East End of Glasgow, near Celtic FC’s training ground, on March 16, 2004. The previous day, he had been abducted, stabbed repeatedly and set on fire while he was still alive.
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Three Pakistanis convicted of murdering Scottish boy
2006-11-09
A Scottish court on Wednesday convicted three Pakistanis of kidnapping and murdering a white schoolboy, whom they stabbed repeatedly and set on fire, and jailed them for at least 22 years each. The three had fled to Pakistan following the brutal March 15, 2004, killing of 15-year-old Kriss Donald, before they were arrested and sent back to Britain last year in a special deal in the absence of an extradition treaty. A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh took almost eight hours to convict Imran Shahid (29), his brother Zeeshan Shahid (28) and Mohammed Faisal Mushtaq (27). Following the intervention of a Scottish politician, authorities in Pakistan handed the men over to Britain for questioning in October last year after their arrest several months earlier. The British High Commission in Islamabad said at the time it was the first case of its kind because Pakistan had no formal extradition agreement with Britain, and had only been able to act after lengthy talks and a change in the law.
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Afghanistan/South Asia
Pakistan gives 3 suspects to UK
2005-10-06
Law-enforcement agencies handed over three Pakistanis to British authorities on Wednesday for the Pakistanis’ alleged involvement in the murder of a British national. Officials of the Special Investigation Unit handed over Imran Shahid, Zeeshan Shahid and Faisal Mushtaq to the British authorities, and the three were later sent to the UK on flight BA 128. Three people, who had been studying in the UK, allegedly killed British student Kriss Donald on a petty issue in March 2004 and later flew to Pakistan. A British court declared them absconders during the proceedings of the case and asked the authorities concerned to contact the Pakistani government regarding the issue. After six month long consultations, Pakistani authorities handed over the alleged killers to the UK.

The visiting British secretary of state for defence, John Reid, also discussed this matter with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, sources told Daily Times. The Pakistani government had amended the act of extradition and handed over the accused to the British authorities, they said. The accused had been arrested from Lahore six months ago and were later shifted to Adiala Jail, sources stated.
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