Former civil servant: I have no grievance with Jews. My grievance is with Hitler for failing to exterminate every one of them
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-civil-servant-no-grievance-5085891
POLICE probe Facebook hate rant by Zaim Mohammed days before 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz.
In his hate-filled Facebook rant Zaim Mohammed, 43, who has worked for both the UK and Scottish governments, branded Jews as greedy troublemakers who make everyone’s lives a misery.
Police Scotland launched an investigation last week after a complaint from Glasgow-based
lawyer Matthew Berlow.
The comments by Mohammed, now an IT consultant, were made only days before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz where one million Jews were executed during World War II.
Mohammed, of Maryhill, Glasgow, wrote: “My grievance is with Hitler for failing to exterminate entire Jewish race.
“He realised this was a nation of manipulative troublemakers; who are extremely greedy with a dangerous appetite to consume, horde and control and, in turn, make everyone else’s lives a misery!”
Berlow, 43, says he contacted police as soon as he saw the comments and officers came to his home in Newton Mearns, near Glasgow, to take a statement.
He added: “I saw the grossly offensive message from a gentleman called Zaim Mohammed.
“I have asked the police to investigate. I was both shocked and offended.
“As a lawyer I am in favour of freedom of speech but this is just hatred.”
The anti-Jewish comments were made on January 14 during an online debate about the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack.
They sparked a furious reaction from other Facebook users.
Mohammed previously worked for the UK Government as an IT expert, including spells with the
Ministry of Defence in England and the Ministry of Justice in Glasgow. He also worked for the Scottish Government in a similar role.
In the 1990s he ran his own IT firm, Scorpion Technological Services, based in Glasgow.
Speaking at his home, the married dad-of-three was unrepentant about his controversial comments and refused to take them down.
He admitted he was being provocative and knew people would find his comments offensive.
He added: “I was simply exercising freedom of speech and expression, in the same way people express their freedom of speech when making derogatory comments about Islam. It works
both ways.
“I have not removed the post and I have not been asked to.
“I have not spoken with the police but they are more than welcome to speak to me.”
Police Scotland said: “We received a complaint about offensive comments posted online. Our inquiries are continuing.”
Last month, the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities said there had been a massive rise in the number of anti-semitic incidents in Scotland last year.
Their director Ephraim Borowski said they had recorded 50 incidents between July and September 2014 compared with just 12 during the whole of 2013 and 13 in 2012.
Last week actress Maureen Lipman announced she is considering leaving Britain because of a “worrying” rise in attacks on Jews.
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, police patrols in Jewish neighbourhoods across Britain have been stepped up amid fears of anti-semitic violence.
Police Scotland have also increased patrols in Jewish neighbourhoods and around synagogues.
Meanwhile, a community worker who recorded a gushing tribute to a British jihadi killed fighting in Syria has been removed from his job pending an investigation.
We revealed last week how Osmaan Majid, 22, of Bishopbriggs, described IS fighter Ifthekar Jaman as a martyr after he died in a shootout.
Majid insisted he had no idea what Jaman was involved in and claimed he did not even know what IS was.
But last night, Majid’s employer – Government-backed video project Colourful Heritage – issued a statement blasting his comments and confirming he will no longer work on the scheme while an investigation takes place.
They added: “Such comments are deplorable and have no place in any society.”
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