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| Woolwich murder: Man pleads guilty to Rigby videos | Woolwich murder: Man pleads guilty to Rigby videos |
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| A British Muslim has pleaded guilty to posting videos on YouTube glorifying the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby. | A British Muslim has pleaded guilty to posting videos on YouTube glorifying the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby. |
| Royal Barnes, 23, of Hackney, east London, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, last May. | Royal Barnes, 23, of Hackney, east London, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, last May. |
| In one of the videos, he hailed the murder as a "brilliant day" and in another he mocked the outpouring of public grief, the Old Bailey heard. | In one of the videos, he hailed the murder as a "brilliant day" and in another he mocked the outpouring of public grief, the Old Bailey heard. |
| His wife Rebekah Dawson, 22, also uploaded the videos online. | His wife Rebekah Dawson, 22, also uploaded the videos online. |
| The trial has been adjourned for sentencing reports to be prepared. | The trial has been adjourned for sentencing reports to be prepared. |
| Terrorist publications | Terrorist publications |
| In one of the videos posted under his account Musa Real Talks, Barnes laughed uncontrollably as he drove past floral tributes for Fusilier Rigby. | In one of the videos posted under his account Musa Real Talks, Barnes laughed uncontrollably as he drove past floral tributes for Fusilier Rigby. |
| He pleaded guilty to three counts of disseminating a terrorist publication and one of inciting murder. | He pleaded guilty to three counts of disseminating a terrorist publication and one of inciting murder. |
| His wife, who had insisted on wearing a veil in court, had admitted disseminating a terrorist publication at a previous hearing and is awaiting sentence. | His wife, who had insisted on wearing a veil in court, had admitted disseminating a terrorist publication at a previous hearing and is awaiting sentence. |
| Barnes, who associated with one of Fusilier Rigby's murderers Michael Adebowale, also posted on Facebook the offer of a reward for avenging the rape of an Iraqi woman. | Barnes, who associated with one of Fusilier Rigby's murderers Michael Adebowale, also posted on Facebook the offer of a reward for avenging the rape of an Iraqi woman. |
| The post on June 12, 2013, stated: "Any1 who kills an invading soldier in Muslim land I will give them a Vauxhall Astra 3door and money (French British American any kaffir soldier take ur pick)." | The post on June 12, 2013, stated: "Any1 who kills an invading soldier in Muslim land I will give them a Vauxhall Astra 3door and money (French British American any kaffir soldier take ur pick)." |
| None of his 500 friends replied to the request. | None of his 500 friends replied to the request. |
| Sharia law patrols | Sharia law patrols |
| Barnes, who is a member of the extremist group Al-Muhajiroun - or Muslims Against Crusades - had taken part in demonstrations advocating Sharia Law in the UK, including a protest in December 2012, outside St Paul's Cathedral with Adebowale. | Barnes, who is a member of the extremist group Al-Muhajiroun - or Muslims Against Crusades - had taken part in demonstrations advocating Sharia Law in the UK, including a protest in December 2012, outside St Paul's Cathedral with Adebowale. |
| He had also been involved in Sharia law patrols in London, ordering women in short skirts to cover up and telling people to stop drinking alcohol. | He had also been involved in Sharia law patrols in London, ordering women in short skirts to cover up and telling people to stop drinking alcohol. |
| The court was shown three videos, the first one included a clip of one of the Woolwich murderers talking with a knife in his hand in front of Fusilier Rigby's body. Following the footage Barnes appears on camera warning David Cameron that the attack would not be the last. | The court was shown three videos, the first one included a clip of one of the Woolwich murderers talking with a knife in his hand in front of Fusilier Rigby's body. Following the footage Barnes appears on camera warning David Cameron that the attack would not be the last. |
| He said: "You are not safe here, do you understand? British soldiers, you are not safe on the streets of London." | He said: "You are not safe here, do you understand? British soldiers, you are not safe on the streets of London." |
| The second video shows Dawson in a face veil behind a title: "British troops kill Muslims so they will die on London streets". | The second video shows Dawson in a face veil behind a title: "British troops kill Muslims so they will die on London streets". |
| 'Act of terrorism' | |
| Officers also found other videos after searching Barnes' home in Ferme Park Road, Hackney, in one clip Barnes is at a Tube station pretending to be a suicide bomber on the platform. | Officers also found other videos after searching Barnes' home in Ferme Park Road, Hackney, in one clip Barnes is at a Tube station pretending to be a suicide bomber on the platform. |
| Commander Richard Walton, head of the Counter Terrorism Command at the Met Police, said the murder had "shocked the nation". | |
| "We will target and prosecute anyone who glorifies and encourages terrorism in this way; to do so is an act of terrorism itself," he said. | |
| Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, will be sentenced later this month after they were found guilty of murdering Fusilier Rigby. | Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, will be sentenced later this month after they were found guilty of murdering Fusilier Rigby. |
| The British Muslim converts ran the soldier down in a car before hacking him to death with a meat cleaver and knives in a frenzied attack. | The British Muslim converts ran the soldier down in a car before hacking him to death with a meat cleaver and knives in a frenzied attack. |