Jihadi John's 'Mentor' Lives On In UK Due To The Human Rights Act

Hani al-Sibai, 54 is an extremist preacher with links to Jihadi John and the Muslim Brotherhood. But he roams the streets of London freely, as the UK government cannot deport him due to the influence of the Human Rights Act, according to rt.

Hani has quite a record---of having been a mentor to a lot of youth, including Islamic State executioner Jihadi John, or Mohammed Emwazi.

Security services are said to be probing al-Sibai's influence on the "London Boys terror cell", in which Enwazi was a member, according to dailymail.

Even though Habi is reputed to be part of al-Qaeda, various attempts to throw him out of UK for over 15 years have been blocked.

Born in Egypt, he lives in a "taxpayer subsidized flat in Hammersmith, London," that is worth up to £1 million. He is said to be a "long-term ally" of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who became the leader of al-Qaeda after Osama bin Laden's death.

There are more associates of al-Sibai, including Adel Abdel Bari, who is one more Egyptian-born jihadist. He had been caught in the US and sentenced to 25 years in prison for many terror plots. His son, Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, who was once a London rapper, is today fighting with the ISIS in Syria.

The strange case of Al-Sibai happened in 1994, when he arrived and asked for asylum in the UK. He said that he was a lawyer working for Islamist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood. However, he said that in Egypt, he was tortured.

As his application was turned down, in 1998, he waited for deportation. However, the human rights laws call it illegal to deport an asylum seeker back to any nation where they could be "tortured or murdered", hence the deportation was stopped, mainly because the UK could not get an assurance from Egypt that he would be able to get a "fair and just treatment".

Even though he became part of UN's al-Qaeda sanctions list ten years ago, he has still some temporary leave to stay on in the UK.

Last year, the European Commission's sanctions committee said that al-Sibai "provided material support to al-Qaeda and has conspired to commit terrorist acts."

It added: "He has travelled internationally using forged documents, he has received military training and has belonged to cells and groups carrying out terrorist operations using force and violence involving intimidation, threats and damage to public and private property, as well as obstructing the activities of the public authorities.

"[The applicant] instructed others to go to Afghanistan to take part in the fighting there. He has used an internet site to support terrorist acts undertaken by al-Qaeda as well as to maintain contact with a number of supporters around the world."

 "[The applicant] is wanted by the Egyptian authorities for involvement in terrorist crimes committed inside and outside Egypt, including criminal collusion with intent to commit acts of premeditated killing, destruction of property, unlicensed possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives, membership of a terrorist group, forgery of official and other documents, and theft."

Hence, the worrying aspect of his case is that UK still seems powerless to deport an individual who has clear terrorist connections, but also the protection of human rights laws.