October 26, 2023
Emma Gargitter has secured the conviction of a 19 year old Leicester man who was convicted of four counts of disseminating terrorist publications, contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
After a week-long trial at Leicester Crown Court, the defendant was found guilty of disseminating terrorist material, having shared Islamic State propaganda videos within a Telegram chat group known as the ‘Mujahideen on the Digital Front’.
He was given a sentence of two years, consisting of a year’s detention and a year of additional licence under the sentencing provisions for offenders of particular concern.
Emma Gargitter prosecutes high-profile and complex Terrorism cases relating to Islamic extremist ideologies, right wing extremism and matters concerning national security. She was instructed by the CPS Counter Terrorism Division. Read more: [Emma Gargitter Profile]
News stories:
[BBC News]
[Counter-Terrorism Police]
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