Shamima Begum Says She Wants to Prove Her Innocence in British Courts

In a live television interview from the Syrian internment camp, Begum says that she "did nothing in the Islamic State but be a mother and wife"

In a live TV interview from the Syrian prison camp, Shamima Begum says she did nothing but be a mother and wife in the Islamic State

Dan Sabbagh Defense and Security Editor. Acts of terrorism during his time under the Islamic State in Syria in an extraordinary television interview.

Seen live on Good Morning Britain from an internment camp in Syria, the 22-year-old said she “would rather die than return to Islamic State” and that she wanted to prove her innocence in the country of birth.

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“I am ready to go to court and confront the people who made these allegations and refute these allegations because I know that in Islamic State I did nothing but be a mother and wife. These claims are made to make me look worse because the government has nothing against me, ”Begum said.

Begum, who left East London at the age of 15 to join the terrorist group, remains embroiled in a complex legal battle following the revocation of her British citizenship in 2019 by then Home Secretary Sajid Javid.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that he could not return to the UK to challenge his case in person, but offered him the opportunity to challenge the judgment if he could adequately brief the lawyers.

During the hearings on the case, it emerged that MI5 still viewed her as a threat to national security because, although she had traveled as a minor, she had “allied” with the Islamic State by staying in Syria.

Begum did not testify during the trial and has not spoken publicly since the Supreme Court ruling in February, but she was interviewed on ITV’s morning broadcast from Syria, wearing a Nike baseball cap, where she also urged politicians and the public to forget it.

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