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Showing 31 - 40 of 53 results for crime type "Terrorism" & area "CPS"
A terrorist who used social media platforms such as TikTok to encourage terrorism has been jailed for four years. Hamza Alam, 22, disguised himself before posting videos on TikTok.A number of his posts included hostile references to Jewish people alongside a video that encouraged viewers to…
A police officer has been sentenced for sharing images which showed support for Hamas, a proscribed organisation.Mohammed Adil, 26, from Bradford, was sentenced today to an 18-month community order and 160 hours of unpaid work, for two terrorism offences.Adil pleaded guilty to sharing two images,…
The mother and girlfriend of two Islamist terrorists have been convicted separately of failing to disclose plans for a terror attack in two different criminal trials.Girlfriend Tasnia Ahmed, 21, from Tower Hamlets in east London, failed to report her then would-be terrorist boyfriend Al-Arfat…
The CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge a British man on Friday, 19 April 2024 with conducting hostile activity in the UK in order to benefit a foreign state – namely Russia.This is the first time the CPS has charged offences available under new legislation created by the National…
A teenager who shared extreme right-wing videos, possessed bomb instruction manuals and plans for an attack on a synagogue has been found guilty of terrorism offences.Mason Reynolds, 19, from Brighton who held neo-Nazi views and praised attacks by far-right terrorists, faced one charge of…
Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two men with espionage offences."Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, will be charged with…
A man who sent suspicious packages containing white powder to schools, retail outlets and shopping centres has been jailed.In 2013, Gary Preston, from Haverhill, Suffolk, sent written threats to various educational and business establishments, and in some cases suggested the white powder was deadly…
A man who wrote a ‘freedom encyclopaedia’ to assist others planning terror attacks involving guns and bombs has been sentenced.Jacob Graham, 20, constructed a ‘freedom encyclopaedia’ which was a manual filled with instructions on how to build weapons, including shotguns, nail bombs, explosives,…
A far-right activist who set up an online library of racist stickers for supporters to download and put up in their area has been jailed. Samuel Melia, 34, a regional organiser for right-wing organisation Patriotic Alternative, distributed the printable stickers via an online channel with the…
Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The CPS has authorised a charge of conspiracy to conduct espionage against a sixth person suspected of spying for Russia.“Tihomir Ivanchev, 38, will be charged with conspiring to obtain, collect, record, publish or…
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