Mouloud Sihali
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Mouloud Sihali, born March 1976 in Algeria
, departing in 1997 to avoid National Service, and arriving as an illegal immigrant in the UK. He was arrested on 19 Sep 2002, accused of being involved in the "Wood Green ricin plot
" with the intent to poison as part of a terror attack in the UK (charged 22 January 2003). No evidence of production of the poison ricin
was presented at the trial, which opened in September 2004 at the Old Bailey. Sihali was acquitted of the charges in April 2005, but was re-arrested on 15 September 2005, to be held as a terrorist suspect awaiting extradition to Algeria. There is concern that he could be arrested and tortured if deported to Algeria.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, departing in 1997 to avoid National Service, and arriving as an illegal immigrant in the UK. He was arrested on 19 Sep 2002, accused of being involved in the "Wood Green ricin plot
Wood Green ricin plot
The Wood Green ricin plot was a 2002 alleged bioterrorism plot to attack the London Underground with ricin poison. The planned attack had connections with al-Qaeda...
" with the intent to poison as part of a terror attack in the UK (charged 22 January 2003). No evidence of production of the poison ricin
Ricin
Ricin , from the castor oil plant Ricinus communis, is a highly toxic, naturally occurring protein. A dose as small as a few grains of salt can kill an adult. The LD50 of ricin is around 22 micrograms per kilogram Ricin , from the castor oil plant Ricinus communis, is a highly toxic, naturally...
was presented at the trial, which opened in September 2004 at the Old Bailey. Sihali was acquitted of the charges in April 2005, but was re-arrested on 15 September 2005, to be held as a terrorist suspect awaiting extradition to Algeria. There is concern that he could be arrested and tortured if deported to Algeria.