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April 2008

Man jailed for attempting to launch ‘Jihad on accountants’

By Raman Jokhakar, Tarunkumar Singhal, Chartered Accountants
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4. Man jailed for attempting to launch ‘Jihad on accountants’


A 44 year-old man from Sittingbourne, Kent, England, who
failed in his accounting exams, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment
for urging Moslems to launch terror attacks on accountants. Malcolm Hodges, 44,
had failed an exam set by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
ten years ago, and had been arguing about it with the Association ever since.
The grudge festered over time, and Hodges widened his one-man campaign by
writing a series of letters to the British royal family, the Chancellor, and the
Prime Minister, outlining the “grave injustice” behind his low marking.

Hodges’ mission changed from farcical to dangerous in
November 2006, when he began writing to UK mosques, claiming to be a follower of
Osama Bin Laden.

“Brothers, you are right to kill the infidels, but you are
making a mistake to try and attack planes and other targets,” he wrote. Instead
Islamists would be better off declaring a ‘jihad’ against the four accountancy
bodies.

(Source : AccountingWEB.co.uk, 26-2-2008)

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