By Gavin Mackintosh-
Fanatic Ali Harbi Ali has been given a whole-life sentence for the senseless murder of Sir David Amess MP.
Ali stabbed the Conservative MP for Southend West over 20 times. after tricking his way into a constituency surgery in Essex last year.
The family of Sir David Amess said they would “for ever shed tears” after his murder by the evil terrorist who was sentenced to “die in prison” for an attack “on the heart of democracy”.
Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was handed a whole-life tariff by Mr Justice Sweeney after being convicted on Monday of murdering the MP and of planning terrorist attacks on other MPs, including the cabinet minister Michael Gove, for two years before he killed Amess.
The twisted fanatic travelled all the way from London to Southend with his evil motive of killing the Mp.
At the Old Bailey, Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said: “This was a murder that struck at the heart of our democracy.”
Sir David, 69, was killed at the surgery he was holding at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on 15 October, 2021
He was stabbed after 26-year-old Ali had gone into the meeting pretending to be an NHS employee moving to the area.
Ali, from Kentish Town in north London, told the court he planned to target various MPs, including cabinet minister Michael Gove.
The horrified court heard how he was motivated by a desire to seek revenge against MPs who had voted for airstrikes on Syria.
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Delivering Ali’s sentence, Mr Justice Sweeney said the killing of the MP for Southend West “struck at the heart of our democracy”.
The judge said Sir David was “a man of the greatest substance” who had “done nothing whatsoever” to justify the attack on him.
“His loss is one of national significance,” the judge said.
Revenge
Mr Justice Sweeney said the murder was carried out “in revenge for Islamic State’s losses in Syria” and that Sir David had “fought bravely and hard” against the attack.
“The defendant has no remorse or shame for what he has done, quite the reverse,” the judge said.
After sentencing, they said they felt “no elation” in a statement issued through the Metropolitan Police.
They added: “It breaks our heart to know that our husband and father would have greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship and would have been anxious to help.
“How sickening to think what happened next. It is beyond evil.”
In a statement following the sentencing, Sir David’s family said they felt “no elation” at Ali’s imprisonment and they would “forever shed tears for the man we have lost”.
“Our amazing husband and father has been taken from us in an appalling and violent manner,” they said.
“We shall never get over this tragedy.
“It breaks our heart to know that our husband and father would have greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship and would have been anxious to help.
“How sickening to think what happened next. It is beyond evil
Ali told the trial he had no regrets about the killing, saying Sir David deserved to die because he had voted in parliament for airstrikes on Syria in 2014 and 2015.