ASHIQ Hussain, a 21year old taxi driver who leaves a wife and child, was murdered last August when he went to aid a colleague being harassed by three racists.
One of them stabbed him to death. On Wednesday 30 June at Birmingham Crown Court the murderer received a five. year sentence for manslaughNot charged The police and court refused to recognise the racist nature of the murder and even refused to put the murderer's accomplices up on charges of compachy Ashiq's father, Mohammed Iqbal, said:
The murderer should never have been allowed out on Icave from prison. We are writing to the Home Office and demanding an enquiry. The sentence was a disgrace. We demand justice'.
Mark Jarvis, the murderer. was on home leave from Winson Green prison, where he was serving twelve years for burglary and the violent rape of a school-girl.
A security officer stated "Jarvis's record was a horror story. He assaulted officers. bullied prisoners, led two jailbreaks and a serious assault on 'He is an inveterate racist and criminal and a danger to others if released'.
Jarvis even hurled racist abusc at asics tamily at the preliminary hearing.
Birmingham Campaign Against Racism and Fascism (CARF) and the Ashiq Memorial Committee will be assisting the family in gaining their They call on the labour movement and black community for support. A picket was mounted throughout the trial, several leaflets distributed and meetings held to raise the issues.
The real need for black self-organisation and defence could not be more essential with the rise in attacks and cal. lous indifference of the state.
For further information on other initiatives, messages of support, affiliation and donations contact:
• CARF(B), CAMCPO Box 1854, Camphill, Birmingham B11 INJ.
• Ashiq Hussain Memorial Committee, PO Box 1854, Camphill, Birmingham B11 INJ • Birmingham Racist Attacks Monitoring Unit, 021 454 9500.