Muslim prisoners (genericization/collectivization) sue for millions after they were
offered (passive) ham sandwiches for Ramadan
By PAUL SIMS
Last updated at 20:56 26 October 2007
Scores of Muslim inmates (aggregation) at a high security prison are set to launch a multi-million pound
claim for compensation after they were offered (passive) ham sandwiches during the holy month of Ramadan.
They say their human rights were breached when they were given (passive) a special nightly menu - drawn up
to recognise their specific dietary requirements - by officers at HMP Leeds (functionalization) last month.
More than 200 Muslim inmates (aggregation) at the jail are believed to have been offered (passive) the meat
which is strictly forbidden by Islam.
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The sandwich was one of three options on the menu card
which was created to cover the religious festival during
which Muslims (genericization/collectivization) are
required to fast during daylight.
They later complained to prison officers
(functionalization) on duty but say they were told
(passive) that the menus had been printed in error.
Yet when they opened the sandwiches, having ordered
(active) cheese, some claim they were still filled with
boiled ham.
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They are now launching (active) legal action, insisting that
their human rights were breached and could each be
entitled to up to £10,000 in compensation if they win their
case at court.
One Muslim inmate, a 28-year-old who was serving a 16-
week sentence (specification) for driving whilst
disqualified, said: 'When I opened my meal that night I
found I'd been given (passive) a ham sandwich. I'd asked
for cheese.
'It was a breach of my human rights and I want
compensation.'
He claimed that some inmates (genericization) were so
hungry they ended up eating the sandwiches.
The prison (suppression) denied that any Muslim
prisoners (aggregation) had been given (passive) ham
sandwiches but admitted there had been a mistake when
the menus were printed.
