This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8508087.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Terror student's 'boredom' claim | Terror student's 'boredom' claim |
| (about 21 hours later) | |
| The student released after one of his terrorism convictions was quashed says he looked at bomb-making videos only to find out "the other side of the story". | The student released after one of his terrorism convictions was quashed says he looked at bomb-making videos only to find out "the other side of the story". |
| Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, from Alva, Clackmannanshire, said he had downloaded the "freely available" material out of "boredom". | Mohammed Atif Siddique, 24, from Alva, Clackmannanshire, said he had downloaded the "freely available" material out of "boredom". |
| He told the BBC: "I couldn't really understand why possessing this material could be a terrorism act." | He told the BBC: "I couldn't really understand why possessing this material could be a terrorism act." |
| Siddique remains convicted of two other terrorism charges. | Siddique remains convicted of two other terrorism charges. |
| But Appeal Court judges found he had suffered a miscarriage of justice in relation to the most serious charge - that he was in possession of articles that gave rise to "reasonable suspicion" they were connected to terrorism. | But Appeal Court judges found he had suffered a miscarriage of justice in relation to the most serious charge - that he was in possession of articles that gave rise to "reasonable suspicion" they were connected to terrorism. |
| The three judges, sitting in Edinburgh, overturned the conviction. He was freed on Tuesday. | The three judges, sitting in Edinburgh, overturned the conviction. He was freed on Tuesday. |
| This material is freely available on the internet and it's not hard to get hold of Mohammed Atif Siddique Siddique terrorism charges in detail | This material is freely available on the internet and it's not hard to get hold of Mohammed Atif Siddique Siddique terrorism charges in detail |
| Siddique was jailed for eight years in October 2007 after a four-week trial in Glasgow. | Siddique 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. |
| In his first broadcast interview, he told BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire his release had been "very emotional". | |
| "It's great to be free. I had belief in the justice system that justice would prevail one day and I'm glad to see that day finally came through," he said. | "It's great to be free. I had belief in the justice system that justice would prevail one day and I'm glad to see that day finally came through," he said. |
| Siddique defended his actions and said he downloaded material about bomb-making and weapons only "out of curiosity and boredom". | Siddique defended his actions and said he downloaded material about bomb-making and weapons only "out of curiosity and boredom". |
| "This material is widely available anyway. It is freely available on the internet and it's not hard to get hold of," he said. | "This material is widely available anyway. It is freely available on the internet and it's not hard to get hold of," he said. |
| "On the CDs it does not tell you how to make a full bomb. The videos have been shown on television itself. Ninety per cent of it is in Arabic and I can't even understand Arabic. | "On the CDs it does not tell you how to make a full bomb. The videos have been shown on television itself. Ninety per cent of it is in Arabic and I can't even understand Arabic. |
| "I was trying to find out the other side of the story... I wanted to find out the other side." | "I was trying to find out the other side of the story... I wanted to find out the other side." |
| Siddique said he particularly wanted to find out more about the war on terror and what was going in Afghanistan and Iraq. | Siddique said he particularly wanted to find out more about the war on terror and what was going in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| He later told BBC Scotland his plan now was to go back to university, get a job and "stay out of trouble". | He later told BBC Scotland his plan now was to go back to university, get a job and "stay out of trouble". |