Ibrahim Savant
Ibrahim Savant (born 19 December 1980) (formerly Oliver Savant[1]) is one of the suspects arrested in the UK in connection to the 2006 transatlantic aircraft terrorist plot in the United Kingdom, and one of the nineteen whose accounts were frozen by the Bank of England.[2]
Along with ten others, on August 21 2006 Ibrahim Savant was charged with conspiracy to murder and commit acts of terrorism.[3]
Background
Oliver Savant was born and grew up in Walthamstow, East London. He studied at local schools and was said to be a keen football player. In 1998 Oliver Savant converted to Islam and this is when he decided to change his name to Ibrahim Savant.
Savant's family includes his father, an Iranian architect, his mother, an English accountant, and a brother named Adam. Paul Kleinman, a retired fireman and friend of the family described him: "He used to be a keen trumpet player and played to a high level. He’s a very nice and polite young man." [4].
Timeline
10th August Suspect arrested by British authorities.
11th August Assets are frozen by the Bank of England and name published.
4th September Appearance in court via a video link from Belmarsh Prison before the Old Bailey.
21st August Appearance at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. Charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism.
18th September Next scheduled court appearance.
References
- Men had converted to devout form of Islam, residents sayThe Times August 11, 2006
- ^ Time: Profiling the Suspects: Converts to Islam, August 11, 2006
- ^ BBC. "'Air plot' suspects: Names released". BBC. Retrieved August 11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ BBC News UK. "Eleven charged over 'bomb plot'". BBC News UK. Retrieved August 21.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Steve Bird. "Men had converted to devout form of Islam, residents say". Times Online. Retrieved August 18.
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