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Student terror conviction quashed Student terror conviction quashed
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A man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by prosecutors will not face a retrial on terrorism charges.A man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" by prosecutors will not face a retrial on terrorism charges.
Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, was found guilty under terrorism laws in 2007.Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, a student from Alva, Clackmannanshire, was found guilty under terrorism laws in 2007.
But Appeal Court judges said on 29 January he had suffered a "miscarriage of justice" on one of the charges and quashed the conviction. But Appeal Court judges in Edinburgh said on 29 January he had suffered a "miscarriage of justice" on one of the charges and quashed the conviction.
The Crown Office has said it does not wish to seek a fresh prosecution. Siddique will now be released.The Crown Office has said it does not wish to seek a fresh prosecution. Siddique will now be released.
In a statement, the Crown Office said Siddique remained convicted of serious terrorist offences. Siddique's family wept and hugged each other outside the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, after Lord Osborne said judges would quash the main conviction.
The statement added: "After careful consideration of the Appeal Court's judgment, the Crown has decided not to seek authority for a retrial.
"The fact that Mr Siddique has already served the majority of his sentence for charge one, and has de facto served his sentence in full for the other terrorist offences, of which he remains convicted, means that a retrial would have little practical effect.
"Accordingly, the Crown has concluded that a retrial would not be in the public interest."
Internet charges
The shopkeeper's son was jailed for eight years in October 2007 after a four-week trial in Glasgow.The shopkeeper's son was jailed for eight years in October 2007 after a four-week trial in Glasgow.
He was found guilty of two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace.He was found guilty of two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000, one under the Terrorism Act 2006 and a breach of the peace.
The most serious charge related to the possession of articles that gave rise to "reasonable suspicion" they were connected to terrorism.The most serious charge related to the possession of articles that gave rise to "reasonable suspicion" they were connected to terrorism.
The jury found Siddique had amassed and distributed terrorist propaganda via websites and provided instructional material about guns and explosives over the internet.
His conviction on that allegation resulted in a six-year prison term.His conviction on that allegation resulted in a six-year prison term.
Weapons and explosives
But at his appeal hearing in January Lord Osborne criticised the way the trial judge explained the main Terrorist Act charge to the jury.But at his appeal hearing in January Lord Osborne criticised the way the trial judge explained the main Terrorist Act charge to the jury.
The judge, sitting with Lords Reed and Clarke in Edinburgh, said the "material misdirection" amounted to "a miscarriage of justice".The judge, sitting with Lords Reed and Clarke in Edinburgh, said the "material misdirection" amounted to "a miscarriage of justice".
In a statement, the Crown Office said Siddique remained convicted of serious terrorist offences.
The offences relate to the setting up of websites which provided links to documents on how to operate explosives and weapons, and to circulating terror publications via the web.
He is also still guilty of a breach of the peace for showing images of suicide bombers, murders and beheadings to fellow students.
The Crown Office added: "After careful consideration of the Appeal Court's judgment, the Crown has decided not to seek authority for a retrial.
"The fact that Mr Siddique has already served the majority of his sentence for charge one, and has de facto served his sentence in full for the other terrorist offences, of which he remains convicted, means that a retrial would have little practical effect.
"Accordingly, the Crown has concluded that a retrial would not be in the public interest."