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Terror conviction 'to be quashed' Terror conviction 'to be quashed'
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Appeal Court judges say they are "minded to quash" the conviction of the first man in Scotland to be found guilty of Islamist terrorist charges. Appeal Court judges said they were "minded to quash" the conviction of a man who had been branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by prosecutors.
Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, is serving a total of eight years in prison after being convicted in October 2007. Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, is serving eight years in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2007.
Judges in Edinburgh said that the terrorist charges amounted to a miscarriage of justice. Three judges in Edinburgh said the main terrorism charge amounted to a miscarriage of justice.
The court will meet next Tuesday to agree its decision.The court will meet next Tuesday to agree its decision.
Mr Siddique was not granted bail and will be kept in custody until the hearing. Siddique was not granted bail and will be kept in custody until the hearing.
Terrorism ActTerrorism Act
Three senior judges at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh heard evidence on the case last summer.Three senior judges at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh heard evidence on the case last summer.
The shopkeeper's son had been convicted after a four-week trial in Glasgow of two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace.The shopkeeper's son had been convicted after a four-week trial in Glasgow of two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace.
He was jailed after the jury found that Mr Siddique - who was branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by prosecutors - amassed and distributed terrorist propaganda via websites and provided instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet. He was jailed after the jury found that Siddique amassed and distributed terrorist propaganda via websites and provided instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet.
Mr Siddique's family insisted he was not a terrorist and was made a scapegoat by the legal system. Siddique's family insisted he was not a terrorist and was made a scapegoat by the legal system.
During his appeal hearing, defence lawyers argued that much of the material in his possession was widely available on the internet.During his appeal hearing, defence lawyers argued that much of the material in his possession was widely available on the internet.
Defence QC Donald Findlay described the Terrorism Acts as "draconian" and advocate depute Derek Ogg QC, for the Crown, admitted that the legislation was "controversial".Defence QC Donald Findlay described the Terrorism Acts as "draconian" and advocate depute Derek Ogg QC, for the Crown, admitted that the legislation was "controversial".
The charges followed Mr Siddique's arrest in April 2006 as he waited to board a plane to Pakistan. The charges followed Siddique's arrest in April 2006 as he waited to board a plane to Pakistan.