Manfo Kwaku Asiedu
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Manfo Kwaku AsieduManfo Kwaku Asiedu ( is a man who was convicted for his role in the 21 July 2005 attempted London bombings
. Some sources suggest the drifter's real name is George Nanak Marquaye, as that was the name on the passport which he used when entering the country, or Sumaila Abubakari.
He was raised in Ghana and educated to the equivalent of A-level standard. He entered Britain on a flight from Ghana in late 2003.
He was charged on 7 August 2005, with conspiracy to murder and conspiring to cause an explosion. after an unexploded bomb was found in Little Wormwood Scrubs park
, and Asiedu turned himself into police. During the trial, he testified against the other five defendants. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charge of conspiracy to murder, but rather than face a retrial, Asiedu agreed to plead guilty on the lesser charge of conspiracy to cause an explosion. On 20 November 2007, he was sentenced to jail for 33 years and the judge also recommended that Asiedu be deported back to Ghana upon release.
A 32-year old native of Finsbury Park
at the time, Asiedu was the oldest of those suspected, and said to have no permanent address at the time of the alleged crime.
There was initial confusion that Manfo was the son of Ghana
's Deputy Inspector-General of Police, K.K. Asiedu, but his son was later tracked down and absolved.
He is held at the Belmarsh prison, and his first court appearance was August 8, 2005. He speaks the Twi
language of Ghana
and requires an interpreter in court.
21 July 2005 London bombings
On 21 July 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of London's public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The explosions occurred around midday at Shepherd's Bush, Warren Street and Oval stations on London Underground, and on a bus in Shoreditch...
. Some sources suggest the drifter's real name is George Nanak Marquaye, as that was the name on the passport which he used when entering the country, or Sumaila Abubakari.
He was raised in Ghana and educated to the equivalent of A-level standard. He entered Britain on a flight from Ghana in late 2003.
He was charged on 7 August 2005, with conspiracy to murder and conspiring to cause an explosion. after an unexploded bomb was found in Little Wormwood Scrubs park
Little Wormwood Scrubs
Little Wormwood Scrubs is a park in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It was originally part of Wormwood Scrubs, and separated in the 1840s when the railway embankment of the West London Line was built....
, and Asiedu turned himself into police. During the trial, he testified against the other five defendants. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charge of conspiracy to murder, but rather than face a retrial, Asiedu agreed to plead guilty on the lesser charge of conspiracy to cause an explosion. On 20 November 2007, he was sentenced to jail for 33 years and the judge also recommended that Asiedu be deported back to Ghana upon release.
A 32-year old native of Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park, London
Finsbury Park is an area in north London, England which grew up around an important railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of Islington, Haringey and Hackney...
at the time, Asiedu was the oldest of those suspected, and said to have no permanent address at the time of the alleged crime.
There was initial confusion that Manfo was the son of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
's Deputy Inspector-General of Police, K.K. Asiedu, but his son was later tracked down and absolved.
He is held at the Belmarsh prison, and his first court appearance was August 8, 2005. He speaks the Twi
Twi
Asante, or Ashanti, is one of three literary dialects of the Akan language of southern Ghana, and the prestige dialect of that language. It is spoken in and around Kumasi, the capital of the former Ashanti Empire and current subnational Asante Kingdom within Ghana.Along with the Akuapem dialect,...
language of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
and requires an interpreter in court.
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