Brit jailed for 12 years after UK airport cease for sharing ‘terrorist materials’
Zaheed Hossen was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of five counts of disseminating terrorist publications, which comes after he was stopped at an airport
A man has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of sharing terrorist documents. Zaheed Hossen, 30, from north London, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, December 10.
The Met Counter Terrorism Command began their investigation into Hossen in August 2020 after he was stopped at Stansted Airport while en route to Turkey. Using powers under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, 2000, officers seized his phone and later arrested him upon his return to the UK for suspected possession of material breaching terrorism legislation.
Despite denying any knowledge of the material, further enquiries revealed additional offences related to sharing terrorist-related documents with others.
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Exactly what the material consisted of has not been made public. After being referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, Hossen was charged with five counts of spreading terrorist material.
He first appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 3 February 2023. Despite pleading not guilty, the case went to trial and he was found guilty of these charges, resulting in the aforementioned sentence.
Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This investigation came about after officers stopped Hossen using ‘Schedule 7’ powers as he travelled through the airport. These powers help us to identify potential terrorist activity and they ultimately help us to keep the public and UK safe.
“We’ve seen that the sharing of terrorist material can cause great harm and damage and we would encourage anybody who spots terrorist or extremist material online to ACT and report it to us, so we can take appropriate action.”
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