Kick out preachers of hate say Black Country mosque leaders

It comes amid rising anger over the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, with the security services facing questions over how much they knew about his alleged killers.

A 10th person has been arrested and was today being held in connection with the death.

And shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said ministers needed to fight the 'murderous narrative' of hate preachers.

The plea to deport all preachers of hate came from Mohammed Yaseen Khan President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Wolverhampton and other officials from its Bait-ul-Ata Mosque.

They revealed they have been forced to increase security since Drummer Rigby's murder.

The 60-year-old, who has lived in this country for 33 years, said at his Finchfield home: "We have to clamp down on these people. They should be stopped and removed from the country.

"Get rid of the hate preachers and you will ensure that there are no more 7/7s or events like the heinous and barbaric crimes like that committed in Woolwich last week which we condemn in the strongest possible terms."

Barkat Malek, from Penn, is the 48-year-old trustee of the mosque in Willenhall Road, Moseley that has around 500 members.

"The preachers of hate who come predominantly from the Indian sub- continent are infecting our youth and poisoning their minds. Their message is accentuated by the internet," he said.

Mr Malek, who has lived in this country all his life, added: "People like them who come into this country and do not abide by the laws of the land should be stopped and removed from Britain.

"These radical hate preachers were allowed to infest Pakistani society and look where that is now. We have complete and utter loyalty to this country, the Government and the Queen and such acts of cruelty against a loyal soldier are despicable.

"I would feel shame if this act had been committed in the name of the religion I believe in but this was done by people who do not represent the teachings of Islam."

The most notorious hate preacher currently in Britain is Abu Qatada. He applied for asylum after arriving in this country on a false passport in 1993 but is wanted in Jordan for allegedly plotting a terrorist atrocity.

The Government has tried unsuccessfully for a decade to deport him back to the Middle East. The move was originally approved by British courts but subsequently blocked by the Human Rights Act – and the costly legal struggle continues.

Another preacher still living in Britain despite infuriating people with a string of inflammatory comments is Anjem Choudary but there have been successes in kicking hate-filled clerics out of the country.

Abu Hamza was finally flown to the US where he was wanted for alleged offences last October after the legal battle to remove him had taken eight years, 15 court cases and cost an estimated £25million.

Another to be deported was Adbullah al-Faisal. He was removed in 2007 after being linked to one of the July 7 bombers.

Haroon Khan, aged 31 and general secretary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Wolverhampton, added: "It worries us that the English Defence League chose to protest in this city after the murder of the soldier. We have no problem with anybody but people are trying to drive a wedge between the different communities."

His father, Mr Mohammed Yaseen Khan, said: "Ninety nine per cent of the Muslim community in the UK are peaceful people.

"There is no room for extremism or terrorism in our religion."

The Wolverhampton interfaith network will discuss the Woolwich murder and its effect on community relations when members meet at the mosque on June 4.