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Zameer Ghumra 'told boys to kill anyone insulting Islam' | Zameer Ghumra 'told boys to kill anyone insulting Islam' |
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Two schoolboys said a man accused of encouraging terrorism told them "you had to kill" anyone who insulted their religion, a court has heard. | Two schoolboys said a man accused of encouraging terrorism told them "you had to kill" anyone who insulted their religion, a court has heard. |
One boy said Zameer Ghumra, 38, from Leicester, supported so-called Islamic State and showed him beheading videos. | One boy said Zameer Ghumra, 38, from Leicester, supported so-called Islamic State and showed him beheading videos. |
Nottingham Crown Court heard the pharmacist believed in a "very, very, very extreme" form of Islam. | |
The jury heard Mr Ghumra, who denies the terrorist charge, said the two boys were making "a false allegation". | The jury heard Mr Ghumra, who denies the terrorist charge, said the two boys were making "a false allegation". |
Mr Ghumra, of Haringworth Road, is accused of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" in the form of a graphic Twitter video on his mobile phone, between January 2013 and September 2014. | Mr Ghumra, of Haringworth Road, is accused of disseminating "terrorist propaganda" in the form of a graphic Twitter video on his mobile phone, between January 2013 and September 2014. |
In a police interview played to the court, the younger child said: "He put us on Twitter. He told us to follow whoever he followed. He was following ISIS and really bad people." | |
The boy said the pharmacist gave them knives and toy guns. | The boy said the pharmacist gave them knives and toy guns. |
"He was basically training us to survive in a situation with ISIS where the lights go out," he said. | |
He also said Mr Ghumra gave them business cards - which were shown to the jury - with the boy's names and email addresses alongside a picture of a rifle. | He also said Mr Ghumra gave them business cards - which were shown to the jury - with the boy's names and email addresses alongside a picture of a rifle. |
The older boy described being shown "horrible and disgusting" beheading videos, and asked the accused "how can you behead people?". | The older boy described being shown "horrible and disgusting" beheading videos, and asked the accused "how can you behead people?". |
He said Mr Ghumra replied "if you truly believe in Allah, you can do it," the court heard. | He said Mr Ghumra replied "if you truly believe in Allah, you can do it," the court heard. |
"I realised how bad he was. You can't go round chopping heads off and killing people," the boy said. | "I realised how bad he was. You can't go round chopping heads off and killing people," the boy said. |
The jury heard, the accused used a rented house to teach children about jihad and the boys were not allowed non-Muslim friends. | |
The boy said Mr Ghumra asked him to choose between going to Iraq or Syria, or staying in the UK and "manipulating" other people into supporting IS, the court heard. | |
The pharmacist was arrested in September 2015 and the phone containing the beheading video or the video itself was not found. | The pharmacist was arrested in September 2015 and the phone containing the beheading video or the video itself was not found. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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