Idiotic jury clears eight over UK riot deaths

Subject: Idiotic jury clears eight over UK riot deaths Thu Jul 19, 2012 10:10 pm

A court in Britain has cleared eight men of murder in connection with the death of three Asian men in the city of Birmingham during riots in August.

The three men died after cars were driven at them while they were protecting their properties at the height of the riots that spread across England, the court heard.

Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, were murdered in "the modern-day equivalent of a chariot charge" involving three cars, the prosecution alleged.

But a jury at Birmingham Crown Court found on Thursday that their death was the result of a "tragic accident".
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After the verdict, the presiding judge appealed for calm on the streets of Birmingham.

"On any view this has been a terrible case - a tragic and pointless loss of three young lives," he said.

"However, by their verdicts the jury have decided that this was not a deliberate killing, that there was no plan to kill these three young men."

"The jury have decided that this was a terrible accident."

Tariq Jahan, the father of one of the victims, also appealed for "peace and calm in our community in light of today's verdicts".

He had won praise from politicians and admiration from the local community for helping to prevent any further violence in the city.

The riots, sparked by the death of a suspect during a police chase in Tottenham, north London, engulfed large parts of England in early August, and led to widespread arson and looting.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/jury-clears-eight-over-uk-riot-deaths-20120720-22dr6.html#ixzz217nNWYwT

Idiotic jury clears eight over UK riot deaths

Idiotic jury clears eight over UK riot deaths

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