Scouse jihadi: ‘The courts can’t judge me’

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  A Liverpudlian Muslim convert who tried to fight with Isis in Syria after being radicalised online says he cannot attend his terror trial because the UK’s courts have no authority over him. Ismael Watson, formerly known as Jack, admits flying to Turkey and trying to cross the border into the war-torn country to fight with the terrorist group, but believes he has not committed a crime. The 27-year-old was intercepted by Turkish authorities and deported to the UK in…

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