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Guantanamo Briton Moazzam Begg in court on Syria charge | Guantanamo Briton Moazzam Begg in court on Syria charge |
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Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is due to appear in court today charged with Syria-related terror offences. | Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is due to appear in court today charged with Syria-related terror offences. |
Begg, 45, of Boden Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, is accused of providing terrorist training and funding terrorism overseas, West Midlands Police said. | Begg, 45, of Boden Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, is accused of providing terrorist training and funding terrorism overseas, West Midlands Police said. |
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court alongside a woman, Gerrie Tahari, 44, of Ashway, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who is charged with facilitating terrorism overseas. | He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court alongside a woman, Gerrie Tahari, 44, of Ashway, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who is charged with facilitating terrorism overseas. |
Both were arrested on Tuesday. Two other men arrested the same day remain in police custody. | Both were arrested on Tuesday. Two other men arrested the same day remain in police custody. |
They are a 36-year-old man from Shirley, Solihull, and a 20-year-old man - the son of Tahari - from Sparkhill, Birmingham, who were held on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas. | |
Begg was held in the US-run military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for nearly three years. | Begg was held in the US-run military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for nearly three years. |
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