Convicted Yemeni terror plotter stands in Birmingham local election
A man jailed in Yemen for involvement in a 1999 militant plot is standing as an independent councillor in Sparkhill on a pro‑Gaza platform. Shahid Butt, 60, who says he was tortured into confessing and has since campaigned against extremism, wants to unite the community and focus on youth, education, drugs and safer streets. He’s been outspoken on Gaza and once urged Muslims to show solidarity in Birmingham, while insisting he’s not anti‑Semitic.
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