2010 Norway terror plot: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''2010 Norway terror plot''' was plans to bomb the Danish newspaper ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' and cartoonist [[Kurt Westergaard]] |
The '''2010 Norway terror plot''' was plans to bomb the Danish newspaper ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'', and possibly cartoonist [[Kurt Westergaard]] and the [[China–Norway relations|Chinese embassy]] in [[Oslo]]. |
||
==Background== |
==Background== |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
* [[Mikael Davud]], 39, an [[Uyghur]] from [[China]], came to Norway as a refugee in 1999 and a Norwegian citizen since 2007.<ref name="VG"/><ref name="NRK"/> |
* [[Mikael Davud]], 39, an [[Uyghur]] from [[China]], came to Norway as a refugee in 1999 and a Norwegian citizen since 2007.<ref name="VG"/><ref name="NRK"/> |
||
* Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, 37, a [[Kurd]] from [[Iraq]], came to Norway in 1999 and granted residence on humanitarian grounds.<ref name="VG"/><ref name="NRK"/> |
* Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, 37, a [[Kurd]] from [[Iraq]], came to Norway in 1999 and granted residence on humanitarian grounds.<ref name="VG"/><ref name="NRK"/> |
||
* David Jakobsen, 31, an [[Uzbek]], came to Norway as an [[asylum seeker]] in 2002, had his |
* David Jakobsen, 31, an [[Uzbek]], came to Norway as an [[asylum seeker]] in 2002, had his application rejected but gained permanent residence based on [[family reunification]].<ref name="VG"/><ref name="NRK"/> |
||
==Investigation== |
==Investigation== |
||
Revision as of 07:28, 20 January 2016
The 2010 Norway terror plot was plans to bomb the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, and possibly cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and the Chinese embassy in Oslo.
Background
After investigations by Norwegian intelligence in cooperation with US and British intelligence, three men with residence in Norway were arrested on 8 July 2010 in what was described as part of the largest terrorist network uncovered since the September 11 attacks.[1] The men were thought to be part of an Al-Qaeda cell in Norway with links to the network responsible for the 2009 New York City Subway and United Kingdom plot,[2] and were charged with conspiracy to commit one or more acts of terrorism in Norway.[1][3]
Suspects
- Mikael Davud, 39, an Uyghur from China, came to Norway as a refugee in 1999 and a Norwegian citizen since 2007.[1][3]
- Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak, 37, a Kurd from Iraq, came to Norway in 1999 and granted residence on humanitarian grounds.[1][3]
- David Jakobsen, 31, an Uzbek, came to Norway as an asylum seeker in 2002, had his application rejected but gained permanent residence based on family reunification.[1][3]
Investigation
According to the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the men were thought to have planned to make bombs based on hydrogen peroxide.[3] It was revealed that David Jakobsen had contacted PST months prior to the arrest, and that he had functioned as their informant.[3] In September, the suspected main perpetrator, Mikael Davud claimed that he had planned to bomb the Chinese embassy in Oslo as part of a personal vendetta unknowingly to the other suspects.[3] Some days prior Bujak had confessed to having planned to bomb the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard together with Davud.[3][4]
On 30 January 2012 the Oslo District Court convicted Davud and Bujak for conspiracy to commit terror against Jyllands-Posten in Copenhagen or Århus, while dismissing Davud's claims of plans to bomb the Chinese embassy.[5] Davud was sentenced to seven years in prison, Bajuk to three and a half years, while Jakobsen was acquitted of the terror charges.[5] All three were convicted for having produced explosives.[5]
The verdicts were upheld following appeals to the Borgarting Court of Appeal and finally the Supreme Court of Norway, with Davud's sentence being raised to eight years.[3][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Utpekt som terrorsjef". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 29 August 2010.
- ^ "Norway Announces Three Arrests in Terrorist Plot". The New York Times. 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Terrordømte funnet skyldige i lagmannsretten" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Davud dømt til sju års fengsel" (in Norwegian). NRK. 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "Retten: Davud planla terror sammen med al-Qaida". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 30 January 2010.
- ^ "Nederlag for terrorplanleggere i Høyesterett" (in Norwegian). NRK. 31 May 2013.