Jihadi John's 2009 recording: 'I'm not an extremist'

In a recording, Mohammed Emwazi denied plans to become an extremist in 2009. He also condemned the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks.

11:33 04 March 2015

The CAGE advocacy group has released a recording of the extremist known as Jihadi John being interviewed by British security officials where he denied having plans of joining militants and condemned attacks carried out in against the United States and London.

When asked about his views on the terrorist attacks, 26-year-old Mohammed Emwazi replied: "Innocent people are getting killed. What happened was wrong. If I had the opportunity to make those lives come back, I would."

Despite this, interrogators were still convinced that he had plans to train as terrorist in Somalia and had vowed to “keep a close eye” on him.

Mohammed Emwazi told the officials: "After what I told you what's happening is extremism, you're still saying I'm an extremist?"

In an email, he said that he was a “dead man walking” and that he thought about committing suicide due to the treatment he received from MI5.

Mohammed Emwazi was identified as “Jihadi John”, the man who appeared in a number of IS videos where western aid workers and journalists were beheaded.