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| Terror conviction 'to be quashed' | Terror conviction 'to be quashed' |
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| Appeal Court judges said they were "minded to quash" the conviction of a man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by prosecutors. | |
| Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, is serving eight years in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2007. | Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, is serving eight years in prison after being convicted of terrorism charges in 2007. |
| Three judges in Edinburgh said the main terrorism charge 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. |
| 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 Act | Terrorism 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 Siddique 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. |
| 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 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. |