Paul Song says he was falsely accused of calling one inmate a “terrorist”, claiming the true motivation behind his removal was to clampdown on Christian ministry.
The pastor, who started volunteering at the south London jail in 1998 after moving to the UK from South Korea, said: “For 19 years, I served with an exemplary record.
“I worked alongside the prisoners and other staff members in harmony, recognising our differences and praying that they would come to faith, but equally respecting their decisions and background.”
Mr Song said the prison’s senior chaplain since 2015, Imam Mohamed Yusef Ahmed, pursued a “discriminatory agenda” which “drastically” changed the culture of HMP Brixton.
He claimed he was contacted by the Prison Group Director at the London and Thames Valley Prisoners on 11th January noting that “the exclusion [from HMP Brixton] is permanent”, confirming an email in August 2017 from Imam Mohamed to the same affect.
Mr Song claimed he also reluctantly stopped running the evangelistic Alpha course and preacher J.John’s ‘Just10’ course following concern by Iman Mohamed prior that the content was “extremist”.
Mr Song alleged that Imam Mohamed wanted the programmes axed despite 70 inmates regularly signing up and the previous senior chaplain, Rev Phillip Chadder, supporting the courses.
He has made contact…
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