{"id":517562,"date":"2022-11-29T01:46:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T22:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/radical-islamic-cleric-shaikh-abdullah-faisal-on-trial-in-manhattan\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T01:46:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T22:46:50","slug":"radical-islamic-cleric-shaikh-abdullah-faisal-on-trial-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/radical-islamic-cleric-shaikh-abdullah-faisal-on-trial-in-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Radical Islamic cleric Shaikh Abdullah Faisal on trial in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e07b5358d2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e07b5358d2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/radical-islamic-cleric-shaikh-abdullah-faisal-on-trial-in-manhattan\/#%E2%80%9CRadical_Islamic_cleric_Shaikh_Abdullah_Faisal_on_trial_in_Manhattan%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Radical Islamic cleric Shaikh Abdullah Faisal on trial in Manhattan&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRadical_Islamic_cleric_Shaikh_Abdullah_Faisal_on_trial_in_Manhattan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Radical Islamic cleric Shaikh Abdullah Faisal on trial in Manhattan&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A radical Islamic cleric described by prosecutors as \u201cone of the most influential English speaking terrorist of our times\u201d is standing trial in Manhattan for allegedly encouraging a female undercover NYPD cop to carry out terror attacks.<\/p>\n<p>During opening statements in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday, prosecutors described Shaikh Abdullah Faisal, 59, as an Islamic State recruiter and marriage broker who had committed \u201cfar reaching crimes of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Faisal is accused of communicating with the undercover NYPD officer by e-mail, text and video chat in a bid to encourage her to join ISIS and carry out attacks overseas from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly offered to introduce the woman \u2014 who was posing as a would-be jihadist \u2014 to a suitable husband within the terror group. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis defendant, with his extremist roots, formed an integral relationship with ISIS. He worked and aided ISIS and his mission to inflict terror,\u201d Assistant District Attorney Gary Galperin told the jurors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?w=802\" alt=\"Shaikh Abdullah Faisal\" class=\"wp-image-24818064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1604 1604w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1203 1203w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=802 802w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=401 401w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\"\/><figcaption>Shaikh Abdullah Faisal, 59, is on trial in Manhattan Supreme Court for allegedly encouraging a female undercover NYPD cop to carry out terror attacks for ISIS.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou will conclude that the defendant not only talked the talk but also walked the walk that he paved with\u00a0concrete crimes of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The militant cleric \u2014 born Trevor William Forrest in Jamaica \u2014 had made various online posts that pointed to his alleged extremism, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n<p>They pointed to one of Osama Bin Laden\u2019s speeches that Faisal had published on his website and insisted that \u201cevery word is a gem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy Allah\u2019s permission we will be taking a look at a speech that was delivered by Osama Bin Laden\u2026. everything he said is of extreme importance \u2014 every word is like a gem,\u201d the alleged terrorist wrote, according to prosecutors. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"829\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?w=829\" alt=\"One of the militant cleric's online posts\" class=\"wp-image-24818084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1658 1658w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1244 1243w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=829 829w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=415 414w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\"\/><figcaption>The militant cleric had made various online posts that pointed to his alleged extremism, prosecutors told jurors on Monday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In speeches he gave and posted online, prosecutors say Faisal allegedly encouraged followers to wage jihad against enemies of Islam and even kill Americans, Jews and Hindis.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way forward is not the ballot. The way forward is the bullet,\u201d he said in one speech, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should cut the throats of the kafirs with machetes,\u201d he told followers, using a term for nonbelievers. <\/p>\n<p>Faisal \u2014 who served four years in prison following his 2003 conviction for inciting racial hatred in Britain \u2014 was arrested in his native Jamaica in 2017\u00a0and extradited to New York.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty to five counts \u2014 including conspiracy as a crime of terrorism and soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"One of Osama Bin Laden's speeches that was praised by Faisal  \" class=\"wp-image-24818094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/isis-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Prosecutors pointed to one of Osama Bin Laden\u2019s speeches that had published on his website and insisted that \u201cevery word is a gem.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The charges carry potential sentences ranging from seven to 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Faisal\u2019s defense attorney, Alex\u00a0Grosshtern, argued in his opening statements that there was no evidence his client actually committed an act of terrorism \u2014 and urged the jury not to judge him on his statements.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence will not show him planning an actual act of terrorism against the United States,\u201d Grosshtern told jurors. <\/p>\n<p>He added that the evidence also won\u2019t show that \u201cthere was a recruitment of a female to go to Syria and assist ISIS in engaging in any specific act of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to last through mid-January.<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was seated in the court room during the opening statements.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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