Individuals are being advised to report extremist material they discover online to cops, after a Met counter-terrorism examination caused the jailing of a guy who supported Daesh on social networks.
Kawsor Miah, 42 (01.08.81) of east London, made a number of posts on social networks where he revealed his severe Islamist state of mind, and voiced his assistance for Daesh and acts of terrorist violence.
A confidential online report to authorities by a member of the general public about Miah’s posts resulted in an examination by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, supported by coworkers in the expert Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU).
Miah was consequently apprehended in March 2022.
At Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday, 20 December, Miah was condemned of one charge of motivating terrorism, and 6 counts of revealing assistance for a proscribed organisation following a trial at Kingston Crown Court.
On 21 December, he was sentenced to 5 years’ jail time, with an extra 3 years on licence.
Leader Dominic Murphy, of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, stated: “Our examination into Miah began as an outcome of an online report from a member of the general public who understood that what Miah was publishing online was incorrect.
“That individual was best to act and call cops. The examination resulted in more proof being collected, and it was this proof that led to his conviction and jailing.
“This is another example of how info from the general public is essential to our efforts to take on terrorism.”
The Met’s CTIRU– which is committed to determining and looking for the elimination of terrorist and extremist material on the web– has actually had more than 322,000 pieces of damaging material removed from web pages considering that 2015. A number of those pieces of material were referred into the system by members of public who have actually acted upon their impulses.
+ If you have actually seen product online which you are worried might be terrorist or extremist, please report it at: www.gov.uk/report-terrorismIt can likewise be reported through the “iREPORTit” app.
Neighborhoods beat terrorism, and info from the general public is important to our counter-terrorism examinations. If you see or hear something uncommon or suspicious and believe somebody might be participating in terrorist activity, trust your impulses and ACT by reporting it in self-confidence at www.gov.uk/ACT or call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321.