Glen Jenvey

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Glen Jenvey (born 9 April 1965) is a British man who claims to have infiltrated, undermined and exposed Islamic extremist groups. He also states that he has infiltrated the Tamil Tigers, working for them in London. [1] [2] Jenvey says he used the internet to infiltrate terrorist organizations, and to have developed a relationship with Abu Hamza al-Masri through these means (via Jenvey's Islamic News website, which posed as a genuine extremist site). Recorded film footage with James Ujaama was, he claims, obtained through similar means. Jenvey said that his tapes, in which Hamza called for Jihad, were responsible for Hamza's arrest and trial. [3] [4]

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Jenvey appeared in the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . [5]

Criticism and controversy

On 7 January 2009, the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun ran a story saying that participants in a discussion on Ummah.com, a British Muslim internet forum, had made a "hate hit list" of British Jews to be targeted by extremists over the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict.[ citation needed ]

The UK magazine Private Eye , later said that Jenvey, posting to the forum under the pseudonym "Abuislam", had in fact created the only evidence that indicated anything other than a peaceful letter-writing campaign.[ citation needed ] The story has since been removed from The Sun's website following complaints to the UK's Press Complaints Commission. [6] [7] Jenvey himself admitted, in September 2009, on BBC Radio 5 Live's Donal MacIntyre show, to having fabricated and planted the posts on Ummah.com. [8]

On 31 December 2009, Jenvey was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred against Jews. [9]

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References

  1. "The Hidden Truth behind the Sri Lankan Peace Process". Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. Panther, Lewis (12 February 2006). "The Spy and The Terrorist: The Real Story". Global Politician. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. Holguin, Jaime (16 August 2004). "Man Behind Terror Big's Arrest". CBS Evening News. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  4. Presenters: Aaron Brown, Nic Robertson (11 July 2005). "Families Search for Loved Ones in London; How Can We Keep America Safe?". NewsNight with Aaron Brown . CNN.
  5. "Full cast and crew for Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)". The Internet Movie Database (IMDB). Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  6. "How Extremism Works". Private Eye . No. 1228. London: Pressdram Ltd. 21 January 2009. p. 4.
  7. Holmwood, Leigh; Brook, Stephen (28 January 2009). "Sun front-page story on 'terror target' Sir Alan Sugar under investigation". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  8. Taher, Abul (31 December 2009). "Glen Jenvey, man behind Sun's Sugar splash, arrested over religious hatred". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  9. Taher, Abul (31 December 2009). "Glen Jenvey, man behind Sun's Sugar splash, arrested over religious hatred". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 December 2009.

Further reading

Press articles regarding Jenvey

Websites by Jenvey