A man who shared extremist material promoting support for terrorist organisations has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, with an additional one-year extended licence, at Manchester Crown Court.
Mohammed Jaza Hamasaleh, born on 7 November 1999 and of no fixed address, was convicted of seven counts of dissemination of terrorist publications under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
He was also given a Serious Crime Prevention Order lasting five years upon his release and will be subject to notification requirements under part 4 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.
The offences stem from Hamasaleh’s distribution of extremist digital files and videos that displayed support for terrorist organisations. Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) executed a warrant at his former address on Whiley Street in Longsight in February 2023, seizing electronic devices that contained evidence of his activities.
During court proceedings on 15 May 2024, Hamasaleh admitted that some of the materials were shared with the explicit intention of encouraging others to commit acts of terrorism. For other instances, he accepted that while he did not intend to encourage terrorist acts, he was reckless in sharing the content.
Detective Superintendent Ben Cottam, Head of Investigations for CTPNW, said:
“The sentence imposed on Mohammed Hamasaleh reflects the severity of his actions. In some cases, he was reckless in his behaviour but, in others, he admitted he intended to encourage individuals to subscribe to the same extremist views he held.
“The potential ripple effect from sharing extremist material and encouraging support for terrorist organisations is one that can be felt across communities, which is why it is important that individuals such as Hamasaleh face consequences.”
They walk amongst us..
3 years less than a guy who set fire to a biffa bin.
3 years less than a guy who attempted to set fire to a hotel full of people.
Corrected it for you, you’re welcome.