British police suspect Qatari link in murder of MP David Amess

• United Kingdom The murderer of MP Amess is the son of a former spokesman for the Government of Somalia

• Assassination The United Kingdom will review the security of the 650 MPs in each electoral district

British police are investigating the possible link between the murder of Conservative MP David Amess and his close relationship with Qatar, from where he returned from a trip last Wednesday, according to

. The perpetrator of the assassination, Ali Harbi Ali, is the son of a former Somali government spokesman,

, and could have acted for political

, given Qatari support for current Somali President

.

David Amess, 69, was in fact chairman of the parliamentary group created specifically in Westminster to improve Qatari relations.

, paid for by the Government of the Arab country for 10,000 euros.

In July he was personally invited to the Goodwood horse festival, also sponsored by Qatar.

Despite this new lead, investigators

of 25-year-old

, whose photo was first made public on Monday.

The young man had been referred to the radicalization prevention program (PREVEN) by his own teachers at a South London school, although he had no record of terrorism.

Family friends in the Croydon neighborhood declared that the young man became even more radical during the Covid lockdowns, listening for hours to the videos of the extremist preacher Anjem Choudary.

Choudary sparked a flurry of criticism on Saturday by claiming that David

.

Mosques in the south-east of England have meanwhile issued a joint statement condemning "the indefensible atrocity" and stressing how the "Tory" MP had been "a pillar of support for the local Muslim community."

The British Parliament in the meantime paid tribute to the murdered MP in a special session chaired by

and amid calls to contain the wave of hate crimes against MPs.

The Vice President of the Government,

, admitted having received three death threats and threats against his physical integrity in the last two years, which he reported at the time to the police.

Labor MP

also acknowledged having been the victim of repeated anti-Semitic attacks, even from members of her own party.

The Vice Speaker of the House of Commons,

, called for "a culture of warmth" among politicians, voters and the media.

. It's a shame the media is waiting until our MPs are no longer with us so they can say those things."

Amess's widow, Julia, appeared in public for the first time since the tragedy and

at the Leigh-on-Sea Methodist Church, where her husband was assassinated last Friday during an election ceremony.

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