Name Muluemebet Girma | ||
Muluemebet (Mulu) Girma (born c. 1984) in Ethiopia, was the third person (and second woman) charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 over the 21 July 2005 London bombings, along with her sister Yeshshiembet Girma. Her charge relates to her failure to supply information that could have helped apprehend one of the suspects of the bombings.
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Involvement in 21 July 2005 London bombings
Muluemebet was born in Ethiopia but had resided in Britain for a number of years. She was a former contestant in the Miss Brighton competition, model and student in pharmaceutical science and her sister, Yeshi, was married to Hussein Osman one of the failed suicide bombers.
She was arrested on 27 July 2005 and in early August were charged under Section 38 of the Terrorism Act 2000 with,
"having information that they knew or believed might be of material assistance in securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of another person in the UK for an offence involving the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, failed to disclose that information as soon as reasonably practicable to a constable"
In June 2008 she was found guilty of assisting an offender and failing to disclose information on the 21 July plot. The jury was undecided on another charge of assisting an offender. She was jailed for 10 years.
Post Gaol
In 2010 it was reported that Muluemebet was "on a list of those who have been freed from prison or are close to being released" as she was eligible for release in the two prior years. An article in the Daily Mail 29 September 2011 infers that she has been released.
It was reported in September 2011 that she is among a group of seven who are fighting deportation on human rights grounds.