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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.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, was convicted of terrorism charges in 2007.
Three judges in Edinburgh said the main terrorism charge amounted to a miscarriage of justice. But Lord Osborne said some directions given to the jury by the trial judge were a "material misdirection" and amounted to a "miscarriage of justice".
The court will meet next Tuesday to agree its decision. The court will meet on 9 February to agree its decision.
Siddique was not granted bail and will be kept in custody until the hearing.
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Three senior judges at the Court of Appeal in Edinburgh heard evidence on the case last summer. Siddique, who is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence, was not granted bail and will be kept in custody until the hearing.
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 was convicted in October 2007 after a four-week trial in Glasgow.
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 found guilty of two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace.
Siddique's family insisted he was not a terrorist and was made a scapegoat by the legal system. Giving the appeal judges' decision, Lord Osborne, sitting with Lords Reed and Clarke in Edinburgh, told Siddique the trial judge's direction on the main charge amounted to "a miscarriage of justice".
During his appeal hearing, defence lawyers argued that much of the material in his possession was widely available on the internet. The Crown will indicate at its next hearing if it wants to seek a fresh prosecution in relation to the main terror charge.
Defence lawyers
Charge one was the most serious terror charge faced by Siddique and his conviction on that allegation resulted in a six-year prison term.
It alleged he had articles in his possession which gave rise to a "reasonable suspicion" that they were for purposes connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.
Siddique was jailed after the jury found that he amassed and distributed terrorist propaganda via websites and provided instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet.
His family insisted he was not a terrorist and was made a scapegoat by the legal system.
During his appeal hearing last summer, 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.