London Underground bomb attempt trio lose appeal

THREE men who tried and failed to blow up the London Underground network in 2005 have lost an appeal against their convictions at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
From left: Ramzi Mohammed, Muktar Said Ibrahim and Yassin Omar. Picture: PAFrom left: Ramzi Mohammed, Muktar Said Ibrahim and Yassin Omar. Picture: PA
From left: Ramzi Mohammed, Muktar Said Ibrahim and Yassin Omar. Picture: PA

Somali nationals Muktar Said Ibrahim, Ramzi Mohammed and Yassin Omar claimed their convictions were unfair as they were denied access to lawyers during police questioning and statements they gave were subsequently used at trial. The trio attempted to detonate the capital’s underground transport system on July 21, 2005.

A fourth claimant - Ismail Abdurahman - was convicted of assisting one of the suspected bombers and also claimed his trial was unfair as a statement he provided as a witness, rather than a suspect, was used against him.

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Human rights judges at the ECHR in Strasbourg, France, found that no prejudice had been caused to the failed bombers’ right to a fair trial as a result of the failure to provide access to a lawyer before and during their interviews or to provide access to a lawyer to Abdurahman during his initial police interview.

All four men have three months to refer their appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECHR for a final attempt to challenge their convictions.

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