[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, 35, of Fourth Avenue, [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, was sentenced at [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop on Friday after being convicted in January of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
Savage, a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, had embraced an extreme and violent form of [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop and had long expressed admiration for [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
The court was told Savage believed [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, and viewed [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop as traitors to Islam.
He had watched [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, celebrated [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop carried out on guards by Islamist inmates, and had previously been caught with a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop while in prison.
He also conducted online research into attacks on high-profile targets.
The court heard that Savage had drawn up a list of potential targets including the [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, and [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop in Birmingham.
He ultimately decided such attacks would be too difficult to carry out.
Instead, he turned his attention to a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop who had publicly denounced terrorism and warned against the use of violence in the name of Islam.
Savage considered the cleric’s views “entirely at odds” with his own, the court was told.
He carried out [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop of a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop associated with the cleric, recording a video in which he discussed possible [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, and anticipated how the police might respond.
In messages sent to an individual he believed to be a supporter — but who was in fact an [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop — Savage suggested he was preparing for a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop and said he would “see [them] in paradise”.
He also indicated he was considering a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop at the annual [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, where he believed he could target multiple clerics from different mosques in one location.
He told the officer that he had accessed [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, studied techniques for [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, and had taken extensive [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
Police later recovered a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop he had adapted by removing its handle and wrapping it in cloth.
Savage was arrested on [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, hours after sending one of the messages. He was charged a week later.
During sentencing, [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop said she was satisfied Savage had been “ready and willing to carry out a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop,” and had deliberately identified a religious leader as his main target.
She said that while police and military locations were among the targets Savage had considered, “his primary focus” had become the [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
The court also heard that Savage had been diagnosed with [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` proplinked to [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
He converted to Islam around 2012, [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, and prosecutors said his views became increasingly extreme and violent in the years that followed.
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, Head of [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop in the West Midlands, said the arrest was conducted in public due to an urgent concern for [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
“Thanks to these quick actions to protect the public, there is no doubt that we stopped a dangerous individual carrying out an attack that would have caused injuries and potentially also fatalities,” she said.
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop urged the public to remain vigilant and to report any [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop to [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop.
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop makes it a criminal offence to engage in any conduct [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop. It covers a wide range of actions — from writing attack plans or researching targets, to acquiring weapons or seeking out support — even if no specific date or location has been chosen and no attack actually happens.
In Jason Savage’s case, the court found that he had:
• Researched knife attacks and watched ISIS propaganda videos
• Carried out reconnaissance on real-world targets
• Adapted a weapon for use
• Expressed intent to kill specific individuals in private messages
The judge noted that he had gone far beyond mere fantasy or ideology. He was actively preparing for a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, had made logistical plans, and had a clear target in mind.
[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop under Section 5 depends on the level of planning and the intended harm. The maximum sentence is [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop. Where the threat is deemed serious and imminent — as it was in Savage’s case — judges can impose a life term with a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop (the earliest point the offender can apply for release).
In this case, Savage received a life sentence with a [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop — reflecting the fact that the court believed he posed an ongoing danger to the public.
