Jawad Botmeh

Jawad Botmeh was a Palestinian student in London who was convicted in 1996, along with fellow Palastinian Samar Alami, of participating in the 1994 London Israeli Embassy attack.[1][2] He has maintained his innocence since; Amnesty International have stated that Mr Botmeh had been “denied [his] right to a fair trial,”[3] and those who campaigned for him include- according to the Daily Telegraph, over a ten year period- the later leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.[4]

He graduated with degrees in electronic engineering from the University of Leicester and King's College London.[5]

Following his release from prison in 2008 he found work as a researcher at the London Metropolitan University.[6] He was suspended from work on 7 February 2013, having become an activist for his trade union, Unison; they have pointed out that his suspension was related to his election as a staff representative,[3] and that he had declared his conviction for involvement in two car bombs at the Israeli Embassy prior to appointment.[6] His suspension was lifted in March 2015.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.