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The British woman, in prison for a post on Facebook: "Blow up the mosques..."

2024-08-16 13:33:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A British woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison in the UK after she wrote in a Facebook comment that mosques should not be protected and should be "blown up along with the adults inside".

Julie Sweeney, of Church Lawton, Cheshire, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sending messages to a Facebook group in which "threats to cause death or grievous bodily harm".

Prosecutor Sarah Badrawy told the court that one of the group's 5,100 members had become uncomfortable with some comments in the group after riots erupted after three girls were stabbed on July 29 in Southport.

Sweeney responded to a photo posted on Facebook of white and Asian men taking part in the clean-up after the riots in Southport: “This is absurd. Do not protect the mosques. Blow them up with adults inside.”

John Keane, the defense lawyer, said that "this was just one comment in one day".

"She lives a secluded life in Cheshire and has caused no trouble to the courts in her long life," he added. "She was nursing her husband since 2015."

Riots across Britain

In a statement, the police said they "will not tolerate this type of behavior".

"As this case shows, you have nowhere to hide. If you choose to engage in this type of behaviour… we will find you and you will be held accountable,” Cheshire Police said in a statement.

The charges followed days of unrest in towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland.

The unrest began after agitators spread word online that the suspect in the stabbing of the girls was a Muslim asylum seeker, a falsehood, fueling anger among some who mistakenly believe immigration is to blame for the worst crimes.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was previously the head of the Public Prosecution Service, has promised swift justice to prevent further violence.

Police have warned that the arrests are expected to continue for months.

Some of the verdicts were televised, a rarity in the UK, and the police released the names and photographs of those convicted in an attempt to make the judiciary's reaction highly visible.


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