Thu 21 October 2021:
Ali Harbi Ali, 25, was charged with the terrorism-related murder of politician David Amess, who was stabbed to death at a meeting in his constituency on Friday.
The killing of Amess has horrified the British political elite, coming five years after another legislator was killed, prompting calls for tighter security for parliamentarians.
Ali was also charged with the preparation of terrorist acts. The Crown Prosecution Service said it would argue to the court that the murder had “a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations”.
“We will submit to the court that this murder has a terrorist connection, namely that it had both religious and ideological motivations,” Nick Price, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.
Ali, the son of a top media adviser to Somalia’s previous prime minister, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London later on Thursday.
“There has been considerable speculation in the media about the background, history and motivation of the man now charged,” said Matt Jukes, London police’s Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations.
“I understand the huge level of public interest in this case, but now a charge has been brought, it is vitally important that everyone exercises restraint when commenting on it publicly, to ensure future court proceedings are not prejudiced in any way.”
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