Convicted terrorist who called for murder of British troops in Iraq is ‘being housed in £300,000 three-bed council flat’

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8 comments 8 Next A CONVICTED terrorist who called for British troops to be slaughtered is reportedly living in a £300,000 council-owned flat. Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, 43, has been handed subsidised accommodation in north London , just yards from several primary schools , the Mail reports . 4 Radical Islamist Mohammed Mizanur Rahman at a protest in London Source: Alamy 4 Rahman, an associate of Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, accepted an out-of-court settlement of £1,300 over a strip search at Belmarsh jail Source: Reuters Advertisement He was spotted leaving his north London flat last Friday before heading to a local mosque for afternoon prayers.

The radicalist was seen donning a white Adidas shirt, an off-white jacket and navy jogging bottoms. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. A photo showed him clutching a bin bag as he wandered from his tax-payer funded abode while on the phone. The outlet reported that he accused their reporter of being “extremist” and denied being one himself.

Read More in UK News BLIGHT STREET Our high street has been terrorised by youths - KFC rampage is tip of iceberg BOILING POINT Disorder, HMOs & 1,000 migrants… town locals fear could descend into mayhem 4 Islamist preacher Choudary was jailed for life after being found guilty of directing the terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun Source: PA 4 Justice Holroyde sentences Anjem Choudary (L) and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman (R) amidst angry shouting from the Public gallery in the Old Bailey Source: MB Media The revelation comes after The Sun revealed Choudary’s right-hand man pocketed £1,300 compensation after complaining about a prison strip search.

Convicted terrorist Rahman, a former right-hand man of hate preacher Anjem Choudary , accepted an out-of-court settlement over the incident at Belmarsh jail. Advertisement He got his payment from the Ministry of Justice after the strip search for a mobile phone in 2016, a source confirmed. Rahman described it as “torture” and tantamount to “human rights abuse”. Most read in The Sun JUST THE WURST Price of beer and sausage at 'rip-off' UK Xmas market slammed by locals HORROR SCENE Three bodies found in 'blood-covered' home after chilling note taped to door 'TRAGIC SHOOTING' At least five dead & 12 injured in shooting as gunman arrested in Poland Asked about his compensation, he said: “I don’t want to go into the details.

“They admitted to it and they settled out of court after a long, long legal battle.” Rahman, who has used online sermons to denounce Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza and insist abortion is prohibited by Islam , reckons he was “targeted as an extension of hatred” towards Choudary. Advertisement He said: “Wherever he went, I got caught in that crossfire.” Prof Anthony Glees, an intelligence expert from the University of Buckingham, said Rahman should not have been compensated as strip searches “are standard procedure, especially in cases like this”.

Rahman, who writes under the alias Abu Baraa, was jailed in 2007 after calling for British soldiers to return from Iraq in body bags. He told a rally: “We want to see their blood running in the streets of Baghdad. “We want to see the Mujahideen shoot down their planes the way we shoot down birds . Advertisement “We want to see their tanks burn in the way we burn their flags.” He was convicted again in 2016 inviting support for Islamic State alongside Choudary, who is now serving life for directing a terrorist organisation.

RECOMMENDED STORIES It follows reports Rahman had delivered TikTok rants in support of Choudary, 57, who was recently jailed for 28 years for directing a terror group. Both were locked up in 2016 for inviting support for IS . 8 comments 8

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The Sun reports a convicted terrorist's council housing, mostly with attribution to the Mail, and gives his account of the strip search settlement. It puts genocide in scare quotes and lists denouncing Israel's genocide in Gaza among the marks of his extremism, which hedges a documented finding. It also pads the story with his mosque attendance, his clothes and a bin bag, and places him near primary schools without saying why that matters.

Hedges the documented genocide finding
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“who has used online sermons to denounce Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza”
Why this matters
The Sun puts "genocide" in quotation marks and lists denouncing Israel's genocide in Gaza next to his convictions, as part of the profile of a radical.
The impression it gives
A reader comes away thinking that calling Israel's conduct in Gaza a genocide is a fringe or extremist claim, one more sign of this man's radicalism.
The context
A UN Commission of Inquiry has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Denouncing it is not evidence of extremism, and the scare quotes treat a documented finding as one man's dubious word.
How we know
- On the recordA UN Commission of Inquiry has found that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.ohchr.org (opens in a new tab)
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Prints private detail that has nothing to do with the story
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“before heading to a local mosque for afternoon prayers”
Why this matters
The Sun reports that he went to a mosque for prayers, a detail of religious practice that has nothing to do with his housing or his convictions.
The impression it gives
A reader links ordinary Muslim worship to the terrorist framing of the piece.
The context
His convictions concern speeches at a rally and inviting support for Islamic State. Going to a mosque plays no part in the story the article reports.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“jailed in 2007 after calling for British soldiers to return from Iraq in body bags”
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“clutching a bin bag as he wandered from his tax-payer funded abode while on the phone”
Why this matters
The Sun narrates him taking out rubbish while on the phone and calls his home a "tax-payer funded abode".
The impression it gives
A reader is invited to resent the man's everyday domestic life rather than weigh any fact about his tenancy.
The context
The article gives no fact about how the tenancy was granted or whether it breached any rule. The bin bag adds nothing to the story.
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Insinuates a risk to children
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“just yards from several primary schools”
Why this matters
The Sun places his flat near primary schools.
The impression it gives
A reader infers he poses a danger to young children.
The context
Nothing in the article says he has targeted children or that any restriction bars him from living near schools. The proximity is offered with no stated relevance.
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Uses a loaded word
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“pocketed £1,300 compensation”
Why this matters
The Sun says he "pocketed" the money, a word that suggests something taken improperly.
The impression it gives
A reader thinks he obtained the money by some sharp practice.
The context
The article itself says the Ministry of Justice settled out of court, and Rahman says the authorities admitted the claim after a long legal battle.
How we know
- Elsewhere in the article“accepted an out-of-court settlement over the incident at Belmarsh jail”
- Elsewhere in the article“They admitted to it and they settled out of court”
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Convicted terrorist who called for murder of British troops in Iraq is ‘being housed in £300,000 three-bed council flat’

Hedges the documented genocide finding

Prints private detail that has nothing to do with the story

Insinuates a risk to children

Uses a loaded word

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