2)
Action falls within this subsection if it — (a)
involves serious violence against a person;
(b)
involves serious damage to property;
(c)
endangers a person’s life, other than that of the person
committing the action;
(d)
creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the
public or a section of the public or
(e)
is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to
disrupt an electronic system.
3) The use or threat of action falling within subsection (2)
which involves the use of firearms or explosives is terrorism
whether or not subsection (1) (b) is satisfied.
4) In this section—
(a) “action” includes action outside the United Kingdom; (b)
a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any
person, or to property, wherever situated;
(c) a reference to the public includes a reference to the public
of a country other than the United Kingdom and (d) “the
government” means the government of the United Kingdom, of
a Part of the United Kingdom or of a country other than the
United Kingdom.
(5) In this Act, a reference to action taken for the purposes of
terrorism includes a reference to action taken for the benefit of
a proscribed organisation.”
Historical chronology
133.
It is important to view the Claimant’s speeches relied upon against the proper
historical background. Using the material supplied by the BBC, I have prepared an
expanded chronology of the main historical events since the beginning of the 20 th
Century to the present day, which is annexed to this judgment at “ANNEX A”.
ANALYSIS OF BBC’ S DEFENCE OF JUSTIFICATION
(1)
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY SPEECH (2006)
134.
The BBC rely upon a speech given by the Claimant in late October 2006 at a meeting
organised by the Kingston University Islamic Society. The topic of the meeting was
ahklaq (the Muslim personality). The meeting was chaired by a Mr Tanveer (referred
to in the transcript as ‘Brother Tanveer’). There were both men and women in the
audience.
135.
The meeting came to light because of an article published in “The Sunday Times” on
12th November 2006 (see further below). The Claimant spoke for about an hour. The
text set out below is taken directly from the transcription of a tape which came into
the possession of a journalist from “The Sunday Times” journalist, Mr Abul Taher.
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