1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:07,120 a man who assaulted British MP George 2 00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:09,080 Galloway was sentenced on Thursday the 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,559 Bradford Member of Parliament was left 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,360 with serious injuries that hospitalized 5 00:00:11,559 --> 00:00:16,600 him overnight Neil masteron a drug 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,760 addict and an avid supporter of Israel 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:21,760 Was Heard shouting about the Holocaust 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,760 as he assaulted Galloway Maron arrived 9 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,439 here at isleworth Crown Court in good 10 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,640 spirits and dressed quite smartly the 11 00:00:26,439 --> 00:00:31,480 court deliberated for about an hour and 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:34,079 shortly after 3: CL the judge sentenced 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,960 him to 16 months in prison for his 14 00:00:34,079 --> 00:00:38,360 assault on George 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,440 Galloway the judge presiding over the 16 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:42,440 case Aiden Maron said it was a 17 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:45,000 completely unprovoked and sustained 18 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:47,879 attack involving kicking and repeated 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:50,360 heavy punching if the crime prosecution 20 00:00:47,879 --> 00:00:52,640 service hadn't dropped the religiously 21 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:55,280 aggravated part of the charge he 22 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:57,760 originally faced it would have been 23 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,079 perhaps considerably higher and there is 24 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:03,680 no doubt that it was religiously m 25 00:01:00,079 --> 00:01:07,479 motivated this man Masterson was a 26 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:11,119 converted Jew who attacked me because he 27 00:01:07,479 --> 00:01:13,799 said I was a mouthpiece for Muslims he 28 00:01:11,119 --> 00:01:16,360 attacked me for explicitly political 29 00:01:13,799 --> 00:01:19,240 reasons if a Muslim had attacked a 30 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:22,400 pro-israel MP it would have been called 31 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,280 what it was an act of terrorism the 32 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:26,600 court heard how Mr Galloway was unable 33 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,960 to go anywhere alone and that his family 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,680 was in a constant state of worry no 35 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:32,799 public condemnation of the attack took 36 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,159 place in Parliament with supporters of 37 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:37,439 Galloway taking to social media to 38 00:01:35,159 --> 00:01:39,680 express their shock David Cameron didn't 39 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:41,280 see anything publicly the Speaker of the 40 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,000 House of Commons didn't see anything 41 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:46,159 publicly and the leader of the 42 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:49,240 opposition Ed millerand walked past me 43 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:52,560 in the corridor on a walking stick 44 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:55,280 whilst I held the door open for him with 45 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:57,200 my other hand on my stick and he looked 46 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,479 right through me as if the assault had 47 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,119 never happened in court it was heard 48 00:01:59,479 --> 00:02:03,600 that follow ing his release from prison 49 00:02:01,119 --> 00:02:06,159 for this hate crime Maron is getting an 50 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:08,479 all expenses paid trip to Israel it is 51 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:11,920 unknown who is funding this trip 52 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:14,920 Muhammad wal press tv 53 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:14,920 London