Mohammed Abdullah Azam is a citizen of the United Kingdom who was charged under its counter-terrorism laws in 2002, and convicted in 2003.
[1] A security official stated that Azam was charged because he was collecting information "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, or had in his possession documents or records containing information of that kind.
"[2] The Associated Press reported that Mohammed Abdullah Azam was a computer programmer, and that three other men who were arrested when his flat was raided were released without charge.
This is part of the ongoing targeting of Muslims in Britain since September 11.
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