'A terrorist is going to kidnap a police officer today': LISTEN to the chilling hoax 999 call made by a West Midlands Pc to his own force

It was released as Pc Amar Tasaddiq Hussain, 29, appeared unmoved in the dock as a jury convicted him of two counts of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

A three-week trial at Stafford Crown Court was told Pc Hussain's actions prompted West Midlands Police to take unprecedented security measures to combat a supposed plot to kidnap a Muslim officer.

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In the call, Hussain can be heard saying: "I want top speak to someone about a potential terrorist. I have been asked to drive someone I know. He's got some link with ISIS and Syria and he is next stage is to kidnap a police officer from Birmingham, West Midlands. He wants me to drive the car when they kidnap the police officer. He's thinking of doing it today some time."

Jurors, who returned unanimous guilty verdicts after deliberating over three days, were told Pc Hussain hoped his bogus tip-off would discredit an official within an Islamic community group.

The malicious 999 call in December 2014 - passing on details of the "kidnap" plot - followed two other anonymous calls alleging that a sham marriage was taking place in Birmingham.

At the start of the trial, prosecutor Simon Davis claimed the call alleging a terrorist plot was an attempt by Pc Hussain to discredit a fellow member of Dawat-e-Islami, a faith group which held peaceful gatherings in the West Midlands.

The bogus allegation that a kidnapping was imminent led to a man being arrested by counter-terrorism police at a tyre business in Walsall.

But it soon became obvious to police that the claims made against the innocent party were malicious.

Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale said: "Hussain has not only let down West Midlands Police, he has also let down the peaceful organisation, non-political organisation that he was part of.

"The impact of the threat had a huge effect on officers and staff and in turn on their loved ones.

"Never before have we had to instruct officers and staff to call in after their tour of duty to let us know they had returned home safely.

"We also had to ensure other forces and key partners were fully aware and that we kept our communities as updated as we could; in some cases dispelling rumours that we had taken officers off the streets of the West Midlands.

"West Midlands Police expects the highest standards of those who work in the organisation and the vast majority of officers and staff uphold these high standards.

"There is absolutely no place in policing for those who abuse the trust placed in us by the public."

Anamarie Coomansingh, Specialist Prosecutor from the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service's Complex Casework Unit, said: "This was a complex investigation in which electronic evidence was used in the investigation to attribute mobile telephone traffic of the three men. In turn, call data, social media text messages and the SIM cards showed the association between the defendants and their crimes.

"At a time of heighten security in the United Kingdom and around the world, the actions of these three men were irresponsible and malicious.

"Their aim was to tarnish the reputation of an individual by targeting his associates. Their first attempt failed, so they decided on a plan which would lead to the police taking the action that they hoped would have happened the first time. Led by Hussain, they created a hoax plot to kidnap a police officer and lay the blame on an innocent man. The effect of this hoax call led police officers and their families unnecessary worry and concern about their safety.

"Having been found guilty, the three defendants must now deal with the consequences of their actions."

All three were remanded in custody for sentencing on May 27.