US EditionMan convicted in past bombing plots seeks to run in UK election
Shahid Butt, convicted for 1999 Yemen bomb plots, aims to challenge Labour in Birmingham's Sparkhill by mobilizing Muslim voters with a pro-Hamas platform.
- Shahid Butt, 60-year-old Pakistani-born candidate, is running for Birmingham City Council on the pro-Hamas Independent Candidates Alliance list and will contest Sparkhill ward in the May 7 election.
- The Independent Candidates Alliance, formed in 2024, says it aims to siphon Muslim votes from the ruling Labour Party amid perceptions of alienation since 2024.
- His past includes a 1999 conviction for conspiracy to bomb a British consulate, an Anglican church and a hotel in Yemen, a five-year jail term, and anti‑Israel activism including a protest call before the Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match, November.
- Butt says he is the ideal candidate to unite a divided community, push back against the far right and defeat Labour, and will appear on a slate of about 20 candidates with Akhmed Yakoob and Shakeel Afsar.
- In his 30s, Butt joined a cell under Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, linked to the 1998 kidnapping of 16 Westerners , and urged youth to train and stand together, raising local public‑order and security concerns.
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CONVICTED TERRORIST Who Plotted To BOMB British Consulate Now STANDING For Election In UK
Shahid Butt, a 60-year-old Muslim activist with a conviction for conspiring to bomb the British consulate in Yemen, is now gunning for a seat on Birmingham City Council. Yes, really. Convicted in 1999 and sentenced to five years in a Yemeni prison, Butt was found guilty of forming an armed gang to target the consulate, an Anglican church, and a Swiss-owned hotel. ‘Can you see what’s happening to our country!’@PatrickChristys reacts to Shahid Bu…
Convicted Islamist Terrorist Runs in UK Local Elections, Vows to ‘Push Back Far Right’
The United Kingdom has once again crossed the boundaries of what is considered a functional democracy. In recent days, media reports have emerged claiming that Shahid Butt, a convicted terrorist jailed for his role in an armed Islamist plot, is now seeking election to Birmingham City Council in May. According to GB News, Butt, 60, was sentenced to five years in prison in 1999 after being found guilty of planning terrorist attacks against the Bri…
Shahid Butt, a 60-year-old man convicted in the late 1990s for crimes linked to a violent plot in Yemen, announced his candidacy for local elections in May for the post of councillor in the Sparkhill district of Birmingham, England.
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