21/7 bomb suspect 'desperate man' Last Updated: Friday, 11 May 2007, 21:53 GMT 22:53 UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6648877.stm Manfo Asiedu Manfo Asiedu is accused of involvement in the July 21 plot An alleged 21 July bomb plotter who turned against a co-defendant was described as a "desperate man who has freaked out" during a court hearing. Manfo Kwaku Asiedu, 34, has rejected the claim that the failed attacks were hoax demonstrations over the Iraq war. But Yassin Omar, 26, told Woolwich Crown Court said Mr Asiedu had made up his story to avoid going to jail. It is claimed Mr Asiedu had been supposed to target White City tube station but lost his nerve. Mr Omar, 26, said Mr Asiedu had made up his story to avoid going to jail. He said: "I feel sorry for him. He is just a desperate man who has freaked out. "Not many people can stand here and accept what happened. He said to me, 'I'm not going to go down for this stupid demonstration.' "He is making up stuff. It's very sad what happened." Stephen Kamlish QC, defending Mr Asiedu, accused Mr Omar of changing his mind about giving evidence in court. But he denied this, saying: "I'm not going to chicken out." He maintains that the rucksack devices were a protest against the Iraq war and that he never intended to kill or injure anyone. The pair are among six men accused of attacking London's transport network on 21 July 2005. They all deny conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions. Mr Omar, of New Southgate, north London, is charged alongside Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, from Stoke Newington, north London; Ramzi Mohammed, 25, of North Kensington, west London; Hussain Osman, 28, of no fixed address; Adel Yahya, 24, of High Road, Tottenham, north London; and Mr Asiedu, 34, of no fixed address. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
