London man admits sending tweets encouraging terrorism
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Version 0 of 1. An east London man has admitted sending thousands of tweets to encourage terrorism and in support of jihadists fighting with Islamic State. Mohammed Moshin Ameen, 23, posted thousands of tweets between May and October 2015, using various different accounts. At an earlier hearing, prosecutor Jessica Hart told the court that the posts “encourage and glorify acts of terrorism, in particular the actions of Isil [another name used for Isis], and invoke support for that group”. Ameen pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to five counts of encouraging the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism on Twitter. He admitted a further charge of inviting support for Isis, as a proscribed organisation, between 4 and 6 October 2015. He also pleaded guilty to disseminating a terrorist publication, relating to a link to a video entitled For the Sake of Allah posted on Twitter last September. Ameen appeared in court via videolink from Wandsworth prison wearing a grey sweatshirt and spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas. The common serjeant of London, Richard Marks QC, remanded him in custody until sentencing on 28 April. Ameen was arrested by the Met’s counter-terrorism command in October. |