Galloway Friends with Cleric of Hate

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, a fanatical Muslim cleric, has been given the green light to come to the UK by ministers - even though he has stated openly that Britain deserves suicide bombings.
The cleric was given a visa by the Home Office who stated, “He does not meet the criteria for refusal”.
Today it is expected that Delwar Hossain Sayeedi will join in an East London rally with the Respect MP George Galloway.

In 2001, the cleric was reported as declaring, "Britain and America deserve all that is coming to them." So what if the Taliban is destroyed? The war against America will continue.” After the invasion of Afghanistan.

On previous visits to the UK the cleric has spread hate and violence, he has even inflamed situations globally. One of his speeches led to the bombing of the British High Commissioner in Bangladesh. It is also strongly believed that his speeches of hate were behind the murder of a Bangladeshi author Humayun Azad in February 2004, Azad died six months later from his injuries. The cleric has also called for his supporters to go to war against Britain and America.

Mockbul Ali, the Foreign Office's Islamic Issues Adviser declared that the cleric's extreme views should be heard and the Foreign Office refused to keep the cleric out of the UK.

David Davis, Shadow Home Secretary stated last night, “This totally undermines Tony Blair’s claims to be tough on those who incite terror and hatred.”

However, emails that were sent by Foreign Office advisers, have been leaked to the public. The emails contained warnings against the cleric be allowed in. One of the emails which was sent by Eric Taylor, stated, "Sayeedi has made a particularly offensive comment about Bangladeshi Hindus, comparing them to excrement. Previous visits to the UK have been reportedly marred by violence caused by his supporters.”
But another one of emails sent by Ali who UK taxpayers pay his salary, warned that refusing the cleric's visa would backfire. His email stated, “He is someone who has a very big following in the mainstream British Bangladeshi Muslim community and is viewed as a mainstream Muslim. Any steps taken on his exclusion from the UK must take that into account.”

The Cleric will be taking part in launching a social housing project for Bangladeshi people in East London. He is also expected to visit the large East London Mosque during his stay.