Showing posts with label muslim prisoners in uk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label muslim prisoners in uk. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

U.K. prisoners embracing Islam to escape gang war.

London: Prisoners at one of the Britain's top security prisons are converting to Islam for protection because of a rife gang culture, an inspection report has said.Inmates at Long Lartin prison said some were "bigger gang", the Telegraph reported, Radical cleric Abu Qatada, Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, was held at the prison last year before being released on bail.An inmate said:" "Yes there is a gang culture here which is becoming an issue .A lot of people are becoming Muslim just because it's a bigger gang." One inmate added: "Muslim gangs;if you have a problem with one, you have a problem with them all." ANI