Amazing that the Metropolitan Police took valuable time away from investigating “far right” foes of jihad terror to investigate some actual terrorists.
“Two admit to terrorism offences after joint investigation,” Metropolitan Police, November 11, 2023:
Two males – one a teenager – have admitted to terrorism offences, following an investigation led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command and supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East.
Al-Arfat Hassan, 20, (06.12.02) of north London, and a 17-year-old from Leeds who cannot be named, became friends online and bonded over their extremist views and support for Daesh.
Appearing at the Old Bailey on Friday, 10 November, Hassan admitted to possession of chemicals for terrorism purposes (under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000).
He was previously convicted in December 2022 of collecting information likely to be useful for terrorism (Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000).
The 17-year-old – aged 15 at the time of his arrest – admitted collecting information likely to be useful for terrorism (Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000) – namely a Daesh propaganda video – and having information about acts of terrorism (Section 38b of the Terrorism Act 2000).
They are due to be sentenced on 2 February 2024, at a court to be confirmed….
An investigation into Hassan was launched after he was stopped at Heathrow Airport on 27 February 2022, using powers under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
His phones were seized and analysed, and officers found evidence of his extremist mind set.
Officers found evidence that he had bought chemicals that were ingredients for an explosive device, and recovered a video of Hassan in which he poses with a sword and the chemicals.
Detectives discovered that Hassan – who made rap videos – was in regular contact with someone online, who shared his views. Enquiries led officers to identify the 15-year-old co-defendant in this case.
A number of the messages contained videos and images of the juvenile – some posing with knives, and some featuring flags adopted by Daesh and other terrorist groups. He was arrested nine days after Hassan, on 12 March 2022….
Hoi Polloi says
“a 17-year-old from Leeds who cannot be named”
If he is 17 and from Leeds instead of being a 34yo from Pakistan or thereabouts. Just another leftist game; consider age a mitigating factor that leads to an endless supply of hardened, well-trained terrorists and criminals by legal age, who will get 2 years for a next offense.
And yes, if Khan’s personal Met caught and publicized this, one wonders just what mile high heap of sins they’re hiding here with this little bit of exposure.
FYI says
What do Hindus.Christians,Buddhists bring to the Party?…OK!
What do extremists muslims bring to the party? EXPLOSIVES
There is no 2nd chief Commandment/Golden Rule nonsense in islam
Do consider,if muslim. the awesome way of the murtad…
aum says
They ran out of finding far right suspects.