Terrorism | The Crown Prosecution Service

CPS authorised charges against Aine Davis

A spokesperson for the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division said: “The CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Aine Leslie Junior Davis for terrorism offences in 2014, and after being deported to England by Turkish authorities, he has been arrested at Luton airport following his return to the UK.

“Mr Davis, 38, has been charged with terrorism offences and possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism.

CPS authorises charges against armed Windsor Castle intruder

The CPS has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Jaswant Singh Chail with offences after he was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle on 25 December 2021 carrying a crossbow.

Two right wing extremist group members sentenced for attempting to print 3D weapons

Two members of an extreme fascist group have been sentenced for terror offences after attempting to manufacture component parts for a firearm using a 3D printer.

Member of proscribed group jailed for three years

A member of National Action, a proscribed Neo-Nazi terror group has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with an extended period on licence of 12 months, after pleading guilty to membership of a proscribed organisation contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

David Musins, 36, was sentenced today (27 May 2022) at the Old Bailey after admitting his guilt at an earlier hearing.

Co-founder of right-wing terror group convicted

The co-founder of National Action, a small and secretive right-wing group which espoused hateful violent rhetoric, has been convicted of being a member of a proscribed organisation.

UPDATE: Man who fatally stabbed MP Sir David Amess sentenced to whole-life tariff

A man who fatally stabbed MP Sir David Amess at his constituency surgery has been found guilty of murder.

White supremacist jailed over antisemitic COVID claims

A white supremacist who stirred up racial hatred by printing and delivering leaflets, and posting online false claims that Jewish people were behind a Coronavirus hoax, controlled the media and were evil, has been sentenced to more than eight years' imprisonment, with an extended four-year licence.

Three terrorists convicted of attacking prison officer

Three terrorism inmates have been convicted of attacking a prison officer inside Belmarsh. Hashem Abedi, 24, Ahmed Hassan, 22, and Muhammed Saeed, 23, attacked the victim inside his office within the Category A unit, which houses the highest security prisoners.

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Mosque attendee convicted of encouraging terrorism

UPDATE: Abubaker Deghayes was sentenced today [21 April 2022] to four years' imprisonment, plus one further year which he will spend on licence. A mosque attendee has been convicted of encouraging terrorism in a speech he made at Brighton Mosque.

Man sentenced to hospital order after Manchester shopping centre stabbings

Raphael Chevelleau, 43, has been sentenced today for assaulting five people at Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre on 11 October 2019.

Chevelleau was sentenced to a hospital order at Manchester Crown Court for three offences of wounding with intent and two offences of attempted wounding. He had armed himself with a knife and launched an unprovoked attack on the five unsuspecting victims, causing stab injuries to four of them.

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