About The Henry Jackson Society The Henry Jackson Society is a think-tank and policy-shaping force that fights for the principles and alliances which keep societies free, working across borders and party lines to combat extremism, advance democracy and real human rights, and make a stand in an increasingly uncertain world. The Henry Jackson Society is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company number 07465741 and a charity registered in England and Wales under registered charity number 1140489. For more information about The Henry Jackson Society activities, our research programme and public events please see www.henryjacksonsociety.org. Acknowledgements I am honoured that the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation David Anderson Q.C. agreed to provide the foreword to this publication. He has my sincere thanks for doing so. Court records and indictment sheets gained from individual courts and the Crown Prosecution Service were an invaluable resource during the research for this publication. Thanks to all present and former staff at The Henry Jackson Society who worked on this project, particularly Andrew Day, Lewis Barton, Emma Webb and Rupert Sutton for their research assistance, Esther Rainsbury for her design and Davis Lewin. I am hugely indebted to the work put into previous editions of this report by Robin Simcox, Houriya Ahmed and Douglas Murray. Finally, thanks go to all The Henry Jackson Society research assistants whose hard work helped in compiling the report: Adam Lomax, Alex Schulte, Alexandra Abrams, Anna Tompson, Aram Alaaldin, Ben Abboudi, Cailan Madden, Daniel Clarke, Daniel J. Levy, Daniel Nesvet, Daniel Tuhrim, Daniella Loftus, Diletta Cordani, Dominic Newman, Elliot McArdle, Elliot Miller, Erik Vogelgesang, Frank Kibble, Gemma Sunnergren, Hugh Coates, Jade McGlynn, Jasmin Harper, John McStravick, Jordan Hill, Katherine Walton, Leonard Behrens, Liam Brister, Liv El Baz, Louise Millet, Mark Finegold, Martin Wicken, Max Budra, Melissa Yee, Michelle O’Connell, Mikey Ettlinger, Mikey Jones, Nathaniel Greenwold, Nicholas Paul, Nicolas Hurley, Oscar Isham, Patrick Benjamin, Plamena Solakova, Rachel Price, Ralph Pickering, Raphael Levy, Rene Chan, Rhys Merrett, Richard Black, Rob Dyer, Robert Taylor, Stephen O’Connor, Svi Freedman, Tamara Berens, Tom Field, Wiktoria Schulz and Zuzana Pelakova.
Contents Foreword Executive summary Methodology Profiles Glossary Arabic terms used Background vii viii xiv xvi xix xxii xxiii Part One Profiles 1 Part Two Statistics 917 Timeline 918 Gender 921 Age 922 Nationality 925 Ancestry 927 Birthplace and citizenship 903 Place of residence 931 Occupation 942 Education 943 Religious converts 945 Family and living circumstances 947 Known to authorities 949 Criminal history 953 Status 957 Offences 958 Legislation 961 Plea 962 Case length 963 Remand 965 Sentence 966 Appeal 968 Role 970 Type of attack 975 Target 976 Links to Proscribed Terrorist Organisations (PTOs) 980 PTO affiliation – inspiration | links | direction | support 987 Terrorist training and combat experience 991 Serious attack-related offences 996 Conclusion 1011 List of individuals profiled 1014 Index 1016
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