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Man in court on terrorism charge 2011-03-31 16:05 Johannesburg - The terrorism trial of a man accused of threatening a biological warfare attack on the United Kingdom was postponed until May 10 by the Alexandra Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Brian Roach, 64, a North West engineer, allegedly sent threatening e-mails and letters to the UK. "The case was postponed... for police to continue with investigations and upon completion the accused must make written representations to the national director of public prosecutions," said National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga. "We expect it to be completed by then," he said. At Roach's previous appearance, the defence indicated that it would make oral representations, but it did not. "So now the director said he would prefer written representations and this would take time," said Mhaga. In February, Roach abandoned an application for bail and indicated that he intended challenging some aspects of the charge against him and whether it amounted to terrorism. Threatened UK and US He also faces charges of extortion, money laundering and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Roach allegedly demanded $4m in exchange for not releasing foot and mouth disease within the borders of the UK. He is accused of making similar threats against the United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are apparently carrying out investigations in South Africa. According to court papers, the threats were made to secure compensation for the losses incurred by the farming community of Zimbabwe. This, after the US and UK brokered a settlement with Zimbabwe, coupled with their alleged failure to act against "the tyrant of hell" Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. An extract from an e-mail allegedly sent by Roach and attached to the charge sheet read: "We are not habitual criminals, but have been victim of a situation which was entirely out of our control and attributed to corrupt and incompetent politicians". Another e-mail read: "All I can say is that this action is the last resort after several years of fighting our cause". Roach, a South African, was arrested in Hartbeespoort last month after a six-month investigation by South African, British and American authorities. Mhaga said the UK was not considering an extradition at this stage as the trial was planned to be held in South Africa. Roach remains in custody until his next appearance. - SAPA <http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Man-in-court-on-terrorism-charge-201 10331> [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: [email protected] 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.shtmlYahoo! 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: [email protected] [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/
