An Islamic extremist, who phoned 999 and threatened to kill cops, has
been jailed for two years and four months.
Mohammed
Ghani, 28, downloaded terrorist guides at his north London home,
which gave tips on how to build bombs and kill multiple people.
The
Old Bailey heard counter terrorism police arrested Ghani on January
12 after he made the calls, which also included an anti-terror
hotline.
Ghani
was in the Channel intervention programme at the time, having
expressed extremist views.
Commander
Clarke Jarrett, head of the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism
Command, said: “When
my officers went to Ghani’s address, they questioned him about
devices he had in his bedroom and he confessed they contained
electronic copies of terrorist magazines.
“The
officer seized his devices, including USB sticks and a laptop, and
these were later analysed by digital forensic specialists.
“They
did indeed contain terrorist publications, featuring horrendous
articles about how to make different types of bombs, where to carry
out terrorist attacks and how to assassinate people.”
When
officers asked him about the magazines, which included an issue
commemorating the September 11 terror attacks, Ghani said he
considered them “entertaining and informative.”
Ghani
was charged with eight counts of possession of a document containing
terrorist information to which he pleaded guilty.
Commander
Jarrett concluded: “The
material Ghani downloaded is not ‘entertaining and informative’
as he stated, but is toxic, hate-filled and in the wrong hands would
provide a person with sufficient knowledge to carry out an attack.
“We
take the downloading of this material incredibly seriously and have a
team of digital experts working to identify those viewing and sharing
this kind of material, so that we can bring them to face justice just
as we have done with Ghani.”
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