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| Two guilty of terror law breach after Hungary deportation | |
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| Two Islamist militants have pleaded guilty to breaching elements of the Terrorism Act after leaving the UK illegally. | Two Islamist militants have pleaded guilty to breaching elements of the Terrorism Act after leaving the UK illegally. |
| Trevor Brooks and Simon Keeler, both of east London, were deported from Hungary after being found on a train headed for Bucharest, Romania, on 14 November. | Trevor Brooks and Simon Keeler, both of east London, were deported from Hungary after being found on a train headed for Bucharest, Romania, on 14 November. |
| At Westminster Magistrates' Court, both men admitted failing to inform the police of their intention to leave the UK. | |
| They will be sentenced at a later date. | They will be sentenced at a later date. |
| 'Visiting family' | |
| The court heard Keeler, 44, of Shadwell, and Brooks, also known as Abu Izzadeen, 40, of Clapton, left the UK around the 9 November. | The court heard Keeler, 44, of Shadwell, and Brooks, also known as Abu Izzadeen, 40, of Clapton, left the UK around the 9 November. |
| A European arrest warrant was issued for the men after their names could not be found on any port or airport manifest. | A European arrest warrant was issued for the men after their names could not be found on any port or airport manifest. |
| At a Budapest court, Keeler said he had been trying to reach his wife and children in Turkey, while Brooks said he wanted to be sent back to Britain. | |
| The court chose to deport them. | |
| In 2008, both men were jailed for four-and-a-half years after being convicted of urging worshippers, at Regent's Park mosque, to fight Britons and Americans in Iran. | |
| Keeler became the first white British Muslim to be convicted of terrorism offences. |