Saturday, April 11, 2015

‘Peaceful’ imam gunned down in street had been replaced at mosque by Caribbean preacher who was involved in bloody coup attempt 25 years ago



  • Abdul Hadi Arwani was found dead in Wembley on Wednesday morning 
  • The 48-year-old imam had been replaced at the An-Noor Mosque in Acton
  • His replacement was 53-year-old Hassan Anyabwile from the Caribbean
  • Anyabwile involved in attempted coup in 1990, Parliamentary report found
  • Belonged to a local radical Islamic group called Jamaat al Muslimeen
  • He moved to the UK after being given amnesty in exchange for surrender
  • He denied any dispute between the west London mosque and Mr Arwani 
  • The mosque has refused to answer questions over Mr Arwani’s time there 
  • Counter terrorism police are now leading the investigation into his death 

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