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Showing 21 - 30 of 61 results for crime type "Terrorism" & area "CPS"
A further eight people have been charged following an aggravated burglary incident at a premises in south Gloucestershire.The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Counter Terrorism Policing South East to charge eight people over their alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary with…
A man who claimed to be part of the proscribed organisation the Wagner Group has been jailed for two and a half years.Piotr Kucharski, 49, attended a Viking combat re-enactment event on 28 October 2023 wearing combat clothing with Wagner Group insignia sewn onto it.During a conversation with the…
A CPS spokesperson said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by Kent Police, we have authorised a charge against Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, 41, of failing to provide the PIN to his mobile phone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.“The charge follows Mr Yaxley-Lennon’s arrest in…
A man has been sentenced for sending money to his nephew who was fighting for a proscribed terrorist organisation in Syria.Farhad Mohammad, 46, made payments through a middleman intended for his nephew, who at the time in 2017 was an Islamist fighter actively involved in terrorism.Mohammad was…
A man who shared extreme violent videos supporting Islamic State has been jailed six years and nine months at Kingston Crown Court.Ayoub Nacir, 21, shared documents and videos online that encouraged people to take up arms and commit acts of terrorism.After being arrested, Counter Terrorism Policing…
A self-confessed ‘racist and fascist’ teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism and assault offences has been sentenced to ten years and four months at Winchester Crown Court today.Alex Hutton, 19, who held extreme racist, transphobic and homophobic views attacked a transgender woman using mixed…
A man who encouraged violence and acts of terrorism on messaging app Telegram has been found guilty today.Patrick Ruane, 55, from London was found guilty of two charges of encouraging terrorism today.Ruane belonged to Telegram groups that believed in a large-scale conspiracy theory that Covid-19…
Rosemary Ainslie, Acting Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service’s Counter Terrorism Command to charge two people with terrorism offences over an alleged plan to carry out…
Seven people have been charged with violent disorder after an aggravated burglary at a premises in south Gloucestershire.The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Counter Terrorism Policing South East to charge seven people over their alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary and associated…
A man who operated two websites that spread far-right propaganda and encouraged terrorism has been jailed.Colin McNeil, 46, ran the online sites which featured racist documents, images and videos glorifying Hitler, the Nazis and prominent Neo-Nazis.The websites also honoured men who committed…
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