Murder of Asad Shah

[1] The murderer, a Sunni Muslim,[1] Tanveer Ahmed, had driven from the English city of Bradford with the intent of confronting Shah about his claim to be a prophet.

[2] Like Qadri, who was hanged for the assassination, Ahmed belongs to a religious group called Dawat-e-Islami, which is dedicated to defending the honour of Muhammad.

In this context it is up to the Government to root out all forms of extremism and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been speaking about the importance of this for many years.

Representatives from the Sikh, Jewish and Christian communities attended the launch of the campaign and invitations were extended to the Glasgow Central Mosque and the Muslim Council of Scotland.

[4] Tanveer Ahmed is a Sunni Muslim who was working as an Uber minicab driver and lived in Bradford, and like Shah had migrated to Britain from Pakistan.

[8] On 9 August 2016, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 27 years in the High Court in Glasgow by Judge Lady Rae.

"[9] She said his murder was an "appalling display of merciless violence" and told Ahmed that he was responsible for the "barbaric, premeditated and wholly unjustified killing of a much loved man who was a pillar of the local community.

[9] Lord Advocate James Wolffe formally recommended a review of legal standards governing crimes aggravated by religious prejudice as a result of this murder.