A speech by an alleged British Muslim extremist in a marquee in Luton called for gay people to be thrown from “high buildings”, the Old Bailey has been told.
The speaker, identified only as “Mohammed” from west London, also condemned the Gay Pride parade held in London every summer.
An undercover police officer recorded the speech.
Five extremists are in court and they are accused of addressing or arranging meetings in support of Islamic State at a church hall and the back garden of a home in Luton, Bedfordshire, last summer.
The undercover officer is referred to only as – Kamal – who spent 20 months infiltrating the group and attending their meetings.
In a clip played to the Old Bailey, Mohammed told the group, according to a report in the Daily Mail: “When the Parliament are making laws and having Gay Pride today in the UK, Gay Pride, where's the pride in being gay? There's no pride in being gay. Alhamdullilah (praise be to God) the people haven't caught you, or it's high building for you. Brothers, there's no time to sleep in your chair, no time for relaxation, we should be asking for forgiveness from Allah every night. Oh Allah, forgive that we're living amongst these people and we're not completing our duty towards you.”
The defendant in his speech apparently warned people not to “feel sorry” for British victims of terrorist attacks in Tunisia in June 2015, or the factory worker who was beheaded in Lyon, France, that same month, the court heard.
The man is accused of encouraging support for a proscribed organisation, ISIS.
The five men deny all charges. The trial continues.
