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The Jamaat al Muslimeen (from Arabic ????? ????????) is a Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 organisation within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
 with a membership of predominantly Afro-Trinidadians. The appeal of its doctrines to the poor and displaced classes of society have seen its membership and popularity increase.

It was the organisation's leader, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr
Yasin Abu Bakr

Yasin Abu Bakr, born Lennox Philip is the leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group has long-standing links with Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi....
, who led members of the Jamaat in an attempted coup d'état
Coup d'état

A coup d??tat , often simply called a coup, is the sudden unconstitutional overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – usually the military – to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government....
 against the elected Government of Trinidad and Tobago in July 1990.






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The Jamaat al Muslimeen (from Arabic ????? ????????) is a Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 organisation within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American country of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles....
 with a membership of predominantly Afro-Trinidadians. The appeal of its doctrines to the poor and displaced classes of society have seen its membership and popularity increase.

It was the organisation's leader, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr
Yasin Abu Bakr

Yasin Abu Bakr, born Lennox Philip is the leader of the Jamaat al Muslimeen a Muslim group in Trinidad and Tobago. The group has long-standing links with Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi....
, who led members of the Jamaat in an attempted coup d'état
Coup d'état

A coup d??tat , often simply called a coup, is the sudden unconstitutional overthrow of a government by a part of the state establishment – usually the military – to replace the branch of the stricken government, either with another civil government or with a military government....
 against the elected Government of Trinidad and Tobago in July 1990. Over a six-day period members of the government including then-Prime Minister
Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of Cabinet in the Executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The position is usually held by, but need not always be held by, a politician....
 A.N.R. Robinson
A. N. R. Robinson

Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson was President of Trinidad and Tobago from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was previously Prime Minister from 18 December 1986 to 17 December 1991....
 were held hostage at gun point while chaos and looting broke out in the streets of the capital Port of Spain
Port of Spain

Port of Spain is the Capital of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third largest municipality, after San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago and Chaguanas....
.

A court ruling upheld an amnesty agreement obtained during the incarceration of parliament by the group. This led to the non-prosecution of its members for this crime despite the contention that the fact that guns and force were used to obtain said amnesty constituted duress. Subsequent to the attempted coup, it aligned itself publicly first with the United National Congress
United National Congress

The United National Congress is one of the two major political party in the Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded by Basdeo Panday, a lawyer and former trade unionist....
 (in the run-up to the 1995 General Elections) and later with the People's National Movement
People's National Movement

The People's National Movement is the present-day ruling political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in 1955 by Eric Williams, it won the Elections in Trinidad and Tobago#1956 General Elections and went on to hold power for an unbroken 30 years....
 (PNM), the party which forms the current Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Before and since those elections, however, present and past members have been connected or prosecuted for serious violent crimes. These crimes include drug and gang related killings, rape and a current spree of kidnappings for ransom of members of the local upper and middle class. The organisation's leader is currently being prosecuted with conspiracy to murder
Murder

Murder as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent , and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide....
 several of the group's former members who had spoken out publicly against the Jamaat al Muslimeen and its practices, and who were suspected of becoming witnesses in legal proceedings against its members.

As of March 2007, three members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen have confessed to their role in the kidnapping, rape, and murder of an Indo-Trinidadian businesswoman, Vindra Naipaul-Coolman .

Currently they are under surveillance by the local National Security Agency
National Security Agency

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a Cryptology Intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States, administered as part of the United States Department of Defense....
 as well as the United States Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States. It is the successor of the Office of Strategic Services formed during World War II to coordinate espionage activities between the branches of the US military services....
 for suspected terrorist relations with the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, as are two other Muslim factions.

See also

  • Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt
    Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt

    On Friday July 27, 1990, 114 members of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, led by Yasin Abu Bakr and Bilaal Abdullah attempted to stage a coup d'?tat against the government of Trinidad and Tobago....


External links

  • Associate Press, November 1, 2001.
  • BBC News, June 3, 2007.
  • Jamestown Foundation, Volume 5, Issue 12, June 21, 2007.
  • Jamestown Foundation,
4:5, March 9, 2006.
  • Jamestown Foundation, 3:20, October 21, 2005.