In the interest of further promotion, I have taken the following from the Freedom Bolton website

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AS THIS IS SOMEONE LIKE YOU – WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.

This website petition has been setup with deep concern over the wrongful arrest in Bolton (UK) on 16th November 2009, of Asif Farooqui (who is known to the muslim community as Shaykh Asif Hussain Farooqui). The Muslim community in Bolton have expressed its outrage at the detention of a prominent and well respected Muslim figure by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit. Likewise Muslim scholars throughout the UK familiar with the peaceful character of Asif Farooqui are signing this petition as we speak.

It is understandable for the police to follow up lines of enquiry, however the error of a wrongful arrest and false accusation of Terrorism, as in this case, will damage the peaceful community spirit of Bolton which has been built over the years. This doesn’t just affect Muslims but people of all walks of life and respected faiths. This damage is compounded in a case such as this, when the individual arrested is known to diverse communities in the UK for his exceptional work, over many years, in teaching the peaceful message of Islam.

Shaykh Asif Hussain Farooqui is a recognised teacher of outstanding personal integrity, and the core of his teaching is that a Muslim should strive to perfect his or her character in both worldly and spiritual spheres. Due to his influence, generations of law-abiding, tax-paying, hard-working Muslims in the United Kingdom have, and continue to make, a positive contribution both to the communities in which they reside in and beyond.

The Terrorism act 2000, for people who are unaware, gives the police the unconditional right to investigate and detain without proof. Since the inauguration of this act, thousands of the arrests have been made in the UK that have not led to any charges being brought. As with the case of Asif Farooqui, this given power could be seen an exploitation of the public’s fear of terrorism and a stifling of civil liberties.

By continuing to hold an individual of this calibre and standing, the police are severely undermining the important work that honest, good Muslims are doing in combating terrorism in the UK.

We therefore urge the authorities to acknowledge their error and release Shaykh Asif Hussain Farooqui without further delay.

Please sign the petition today and forward to others.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN

Thank you – Jazakallahu khairan

www.freedombolton.co.uk

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