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Showing 41 - 50 of 50 results for crime type "Terrorism" & area "CPS"

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Man jailed after writing ‘freedom encyclopaedia’ to assist others in planning terror attack involving guns and bombs

A man who wrote a ‘freedom encyclopaedia’ to assist others planning terror attacks involving guns and bombs has been sentenced.
Press Release Terrorism CPS

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Far-right organiser found guilty of intent to stir up racial hatred through distribution of stickers

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…
Press Release Terrorism CPS

CPS authorises charge against sixth person suspected of spying for Russia

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…
Press Release Terrorism CPS

Three women convicted of displaying paraglider stickers at London protest

Three women who displayed images of paragliders during a protest in central London have been found guilty of arousing suspicion that they were supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation.
Press Release Terrorism CPS

New legal guidance for humanitarian, development and peacebuilding work overseas

Counter-terrorism legislation should not hinder legitimate humanitarian, development and peace building organisations from operating overseas, the CPS has said today. Specialists from the Crown Prosecution Service have produced a framework of some of the public interest considerations which…
Press Release Terrorism CPS

Terror offences - charges left to lie on file

A story in the Telegraph - 'Prosecutors allow dozens of charges brought against terrorists to 'lie on file' - has incorrectly claimed the CPS is allowing charges to lie on file for defendants accused of terror offences as part of “sweetheart deals”.
CPS says Terrorism CPS

CPS Statement - Salisbury

Statement from Sue Hemming, CPS Director of Legal Services, on the Salisbury incident.
Terrorism CPS

Crown Prosecution Service signs the Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy

The Crown Prosecution Service has today (21 March) become the first national public body to sign up to a new charter committing to treat families bereaved by major disasters in a sensitive and transparent manner.
Terrorism CPS

Sally Lane and John Letts sentenced for sending money to Daesh supporting son

A married couple from Oxford have today (21 June) been found guilty of sending money to their Daesh-supporting son in Syria and sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment suspended for 12 months.
Press Release Terrorism CPS

Neo-Nazis jailed for posting racist stickers at university

Four members of the banned group National Action have been jailed for posting racist stickers on a university campus.
Press Release Terrorism CPS

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