Good article - and he has been more effective for IS while in prison - than he was before he was locked up. Weak prison systems and the ability to have a secured area to speak globally from.. should not be one and the same... Even if he is given the death sentence - without cutting him off from the world.. there is not much of a setback for IS.
For 1400yrs, Islam has only understood power. The death penalty for preaching Muhammad's orders will not stop the reading of Muhammad's orders. I suspect, it is the only way to win against an ideology that demands physical conflict with the world. Interesting post Sir.