Ex-jihadi Shahid Butt enters Birmingham local race
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Shahid Butt, a former jihadi fighter convicted in Yemen in 1999, announced he will run as an independent in Birmingham’s Sparkhill ward as part of a pro-Palestine alliance. Butt says his confession was obtained under torture and, if elected, would follow British law; his past and jihad-related comments are drawing scrutiny from critics.
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