Abdul Iqbal KC, defending, said Suleman had been an “immature and idealistic” young man who wanted to help people “in distress” and who took part in “non-combat duties” with IS. However, Mr Atkinson had asserted at a previous hearing that there was no evidence of duress or that Suleman had suffered ill treatment while being held by the militia group.
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After the collapse of IS, he was taken captive by a faction of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) before being transferred to Turkey and then Pakistan.Ĭlark appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday 13 January wearing a grey tracksuit Credit: PA The court heard he eventually became “disenchanted” with jihadism and tried to desert the terrorist group. On joining the terror group in Syria, Suleman became active on social media and posted about his experiences in IS territory while engaged with members of the media. Days later, he told them: “I’m gonna be a sniper insh Allah.” Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson KC told the court that while attempting to travel to Syria, Suleman had been held by Turkish forces before opting to be part of a prisoner swap with IS. The court heard Suleman messaged his family on the day he disappeared insisting he was “not brainwashed” and had been “planning this for months”. In June, he suggested to another school friend that they go to Iraq and “wage Jihad”. He suggested to the same group that they start using Telegram – “the encrypted communication method preferred by IS” – and also told members he was following Jihadis in Syria on Twitter.
Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know. In February 2014, he shared “shocking” images of violence linked with IS on a WhatsApp group and sought to play down their “horror” by comparing them to cartoons from Horrible Histories. The court heard that in the months leading up to his departure to Turkey, Suleman’s exchanges with fellow pupils at school showed he “fully appreciated” he would be joining a terrorist organisation which engaged in “indiscriminate violence against civilians”. “When you arrived in IS-controlled territory, you would have been vetted and only allowed to stay if you were considered to be committed to the cause.”
You understood IS was a proscribed organisation in English law. He said: “You went to Syria in order to join IS. Judge Mark Lucraft KC jailed Suleman for life with a minimum term of nine years and six months at the Old Bailey today. A member of Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, pictured waving its flag.
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