Hassan Assali
Hassan Assali, who was born in Libya but came to live in Britain in 1965, was accused in 1983 of constructing electronic timers for the sole purpose of making bombs. At his trial, the Crown’s sole scientific witness – Alan Feraday – testified:
- "I am unable to contemplate their use in other than terrorist bombs.”
On 24 May 1985, Hassan Assali was convicted on this scientific basis and sentenced to a middling term. His appeal against conviction was rejected in 1986, and he served nearly seven years before being granted early release in 1992. While free, he remained legally guilty like John Berry.[1]
