Muluemebet Girma

Muluemebet (Mulu) Girma (born c. 1984 in Ethiopia[1]) was the third person (and second woman) charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Yeshshiemebet Girma.[2] She was charged with "failing to disclose information that could have helped police secure the arrest, prosecution or conviction of a person involved in terrorism",[3] convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment.

Involvement in 21 July 2005 London bombings

Muluemebet was born in Ethiopia but had resided in Britain for a number of years. She was a former contestant in the Miss Brighton competition,[4] model and student in pharmaceutical science at the University of Brighton[4][5] and her sister, Yeshi, was married to Hussein Osman one of the failed suicide bombers.[1]

She was arrested on 27 July 2005 and in early August was charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act 2000 with

"having information that they knew or believed might be of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of another person in the UK for an offence involving the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, failed to disclose that information as soon as reasonably practicable to a constable"[6]

In June 2008 she was found guilty of assisting an offender and failing to disclose information on the 21 July plot. The jury was undecided on another charge of assisting an offender. She was jailed for 10 years.[7]

Post gaol

In 2010 it was reported that Muluemebet was "on a list of those who have been freed from prison or are close to being released"[8] as she was eligible for release in the two prior years.[8]

It was reported in September 2011 that she was among a group of seven fighting deportation on human rights grounds.[9] She was employed as a trainee assistant at Southwark Council in 2013 soon after being released from jail, but did not reveal her criminal record; she was later dismissed when her background came to light.[10]

See also

References
  1. O'Neill, Sean (13 June 2008). "Wife of failed Tube bomber jailed for 15 years". Irish Independent.
  2. "CNN.com - Women face charges over UK attacks - Aug 4, 2005". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. "USATODAY.com - British police charge two women under anti-terror law". USA Today. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  4. Gardham, Duncan (12 June 2008). "Wife of 21/7 bomber jailed for 15 years". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  5. "London Tube bomb plotter's helper sacked from council job". BBC News. 10 October 2017.
  6. "Sisters face Terrorism Act charges by Rosie Cowan 5 August 2005". The Guardian. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. "Could 7/7 Have Been Prevented? Review of the Intelligence on the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005" (PDF). UK Cabinet Office. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  8. "Terrorists freed from jail to walk the streets: a list by Duncan Gardham 8 November 2010". Telegraph UK. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  9. "Eleven foreign terrorists on the streets and not deported By Tom Whitehead and Duncan Gardham 29 September 2011". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  10. "London Tube bomb plotter's helper sacked from council job". BBC News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.


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