Nuur Saeed
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Nuur Saeed died on 24 January from injuries he sustained following a police raid on a flat in south east London. He is the most obvious victim of what local residents are calling a “wave of harassment” of the Somali community in recent months.
In the wake of the 7 July bombing attacks on London and the murder of policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford last December, there has been a severe escalation of police harassment of the Somali community. Since then Somalis report an increase in general abuse and verbal and physical assaults.
According to Nuur’s cousin Faisa, “On 10 January the house was raided by the police, apparently with a search warrant. They say my husband ran off the second floor balcony and fell. It took hours in the hospital to get any information. On 24 January he died from those injuries.
“I need a full explanation of what happened. I have never had any contact with the police, but so many people have told me of their bad experiences. So many people find themselves in a similar situation. Hopefully people acting together can find out the truth and make a difference.”
In another case one woman, who didn’t want to be named, described the experience of being raided by the police. She said, “When I heard the noise my first instinct was to run and call the police. Then I realised it was the police.
“They said they had a warrant, but they didn’t show us one. When they had gone, the flat looked like it had been struck by a storm. There were holes in the wall where they had used a hammer, and wiring ripped out. All our things were thrown on the floor, and the mattresses overturned.”
Sources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4681448.stm http://www.irr.org.uk/2006/february/ha000002.html http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php?article_id=8270 http://www.somalipress.com/link.asp?TOPIC_ID=12697 http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/zoom.php?imid=180515
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