Hate cleric Abu Haleema's videos still available on YouTube
Abu Haleema appeared in the same documentary as London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt and was also part of Anjem Choudary's network.
Tuesday 6 June 2017 21:24, UK
Hate-filled videos made by an associate of one of the London Bridge terrorists are freely available on YouTube, Sky News has found.
Some 115 videos from self-styled cleric Abu Haleema - who appeared in the same Channel 4 documentary as killer Khuram Butt and was also part of Anjem Choudary's network - are available to view despite the fact that he has been banned on other social media platforms, including Twitter.
Haleema has called for gay men to be executed and said that the black flag of sharia will fly over Windsor Castle.
In the Channel 4 documentary, he was shown laughing at videos of prisoners being drowned in a swimming pool by Islamic State.
In one of the YouTube videos, Haleema says: "You really think Allah will leave the Muslims in humiliation?"
As dubbed gunshot sounds can be heard, he adds: "If you really think that then wait, and we'll see who Allah gives the victory to".
In another, declaring he is quoting the Koran on non-believers, Haleema states: "Seize him and shackle him, then throw him in the fire, that's going to be the death of him."
Sky News has reported the videos to YouTube, which is owned by Google.
We repeatedly asked Google for an interview over a number of days, but the requests were refused.
Contacted directly, Google vice president Peter Barron told Sky News he would not "associate" himself with a broadcast interview.
Instead, Google gave us this written statement, attributable to Mr Barron.
It read: "We want to make sure that terrorists do not have a voice and cannot spread extremist material on our services.
"We are working urgently to improve and accelerate our ability to remove content which violates our policies and the law.
"These are complicated and challenging problems, but we know we can do better and we are committed to working with the government to ensure that we are part of a lasting solution."
After Friday's attack, Theresa May was quick to criticise big internet companies. Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday, she reiterated her position.
The Prime Minister said: "Dealing with this issue of the internet and ensuring there is no safe space online for terrorists, and dealing with extremism online - I think all of these are important."
Technology companies responded by pointing to the work they say they already do.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook told a US television network: "We've been co-operating with the UK government - not only on law enforcement matters but on some of the attacks - in cases where we have information and they've gone through the lawful process, we not just give it - but we do it very promptly.
"I hope they would say that we have been cooperating well, with some valuable information."