Islamic Group Plans Wootton Bassett March

An Islamic group believed to have links with an extremist group is planning to march through the streets of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.

Wootton Bassett has become famous for honouring British war dead returning home from Afghanistan.

The group Islam4UK, run by former lawyer Anjem Choudary, has said that the march will be a peaceful one, using symbolic coffins to represent the Muslim victims of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq.

A spokeswoman for Wiltshire Police said “Under the Public Order Act the organiser must inform the police of the date, time and route of the proposed procession, and the name and address of the organiser.

“If the march or procession is believed to be likely to result in serious disorder, disruption or damage, then the police can impose conditions upon the organiser.

“In exceptional circumstances, police may apply to the local authority for an order prohibiting such a march.”

To date there had been no contact from Islam4UK or any other group wishing to arrange such a march in Wootton Bassett,”

Islam4UK is said to call itself a “platform” for the extremist movement al-Muhajiroun.

The groups website say’s that it’s “totally unacceptable” to honour servicemen who contributed “directly or indirectly” to the death of “well over 100,000 Muslims in Afghanistan in the last 8 years”.

“We at Islam4UK find this totally unacceptable and as a result have decided to launch the ‘Wootton Bassett March’ to highlight the real casualties of this brutal Crusade,” Islam4UK’s site said.

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