Adam Khatib
Encyclopedia
Adam Khatib is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom
, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England
. He has three siblings. He attended Willowfield School
, London.
conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977
).
On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court
with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006
).
. On the 11 December 2009 he was sentenced to life in prison. He had pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm for which he was sentenced to five years and nine months. Both sentences are to run consecutively and total seven years.
United Kingdom
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, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
. He has three siblings. He attended Willowfield School
Willowfield School
Willowfield School is a four form entry, mixed gender secondary school in Walthamstow, East London with 600 students on roll. It is a neighbourhood 11-16 comprehensive school that admits 120 girls and boys to Year 7 each year. The school has been granted specialist Humanities College status, so it...
, London.
Charges
On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal CourtOld Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977
Criminal Law Act 1977
The Criminal Law Act 1977 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Most of it only applies to England and Wales. It is mainly significant because it defines the offence of conspiracy in English law...
).
On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court
Old Bailey
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey from the street in which it stands, is a court building in central London, one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court...
with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006
Terrorism Act 2006
The Terrorism Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received Royal Assent on 30 March 2006, after being introduced on 12 October 2005. The Act creates new offences related to terrorism, and amends existing ones. The Act was drafted in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005...
).
Conviction
On Wednesday 10 December 2009, Khatib was found guilty of conspiracy to murder by a jury at Woolwich Crown CourtWoolwich Crown Court
Woolwich Crown Court, located at 2 Belmarsh Road, Thamesmead is one of twelve Crown Courts serving Greater London.It stands adjacent to both HM Prison Belmarsh and Belmarsh Magistrate's Court. Operational from 1993, it has 7 courtrooms and deals with more than 750 cases a year. Until recently,...
. On the 11 December 2009 he was sentenced to life in prison. He had pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm for which he was sentenced to five years and nine months. Both sentences are to run consecutively and total seven years.
Timeline
- 10 August 2006 Suspect arrested by British authorities.
- 11 August 2006 Assets are frozen by the Bank of England and name published.
- 4 September 2006 Appearance in court via a video link from Belmarsh Prison before the Old Bailey.
- 21 August 2006 Appearance at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. Charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism.
- 18 September 2006 Appearance in court via a video link from Belmarsh Prison before the Old Bailey. Remanded in custody until 27 October.
- 27 October 2006 Scheduled court appearance.
- 18 May 2007 Defendant pleads not guilty to the charges. Trial due to begin April 2008.
- 14 September 2009 Convicted of conspiring to murder civilians.
- 10 December 2009 Given a life sentence at Woolwich Crown Court for plotting with three other men to carry out terrorist attacks on transatlatic airliners.