The 25 -year -old man arrested after the death of British deputy David Amess, stabbed in October during a parliamentary permanence, pleaded Tuesday not guilty of murder and preparation of terrorist act.
Ali Harbi Albi is accused of the murder of David Amess, curator of 69 -year -old and father of five, killed with stab on October 15 while he was talking with his citizens in a Methodist church in Leigh -We-Sea, about 60 kilometers east of London. He is also accused of preparing terrorism acts between May 1, 2019 and September 28, 2021.
placement in detention
The young man appeared this Tuesday before the courtyard of Old Bailey, London, who judges criminal affairs. During an audience of around thirty minutes, Ali Harbi Ali who was dressed in a blue sweatshirt and gray jogging pants, his arms crossed and the face covered with a mask, did not expressed that to confirm his identity and indicated that he pleaded not guilty. He was placed in pre -trial detention pending his trial which is due to start on March 21. The death of David Amess had upset the country, recalling the trauma of the assassination of Labor MP Jo Cox in June 2016 by a right -wing extremist, just before the Brexit referendum.
arrested at the scene of the murder, Ali Harbi Ali was born and grew up in London in a family D 'Somali origin. According to British media, he briefly followed a program to combat radicalization, without being considered at risk by the security services. Police had mentioned "a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism", while the prosecution had reported "motivations that are both religious and ideological".
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