A man previously convicted of terrorism offences has been sentenced to two years and ten months after repeatedly breaching conditions placed on him as a registered terrorist offender, including concealing a smartphone, online accounts and a bank account from police.
Mohammed Zahir Khan, aged 48, of College Road, Alum Rock, made numerous online posts expressing support for a proscribed organisation after his release from prison in December 2024, and failed to disclose a mobile phone number, email address, two cars and a bank account to counter terrorism officers despite meeting with them on four separate occasions.
Khan pleaded guilty in February to expressing an opinion or belief supportive of a proscribed organisation, a breach of a Serious Crime Prevention Order and four breaches of Part 4 Notification requirements under the Counter Terrorism Act 2008. He had also used the undisclosed email address to apply for a passport and a driving licence.
Khan was first convicted of terrorism offences in 2018, when he was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment for five offences of encouraging terrorism, one charge of disseminating terrorism material and two counts of publishing material to stir up religious hatred, as reported by the BBC at the time. Khan, who was then living in Sunderland, had shared messages on social media calling for death to Shia Muslims and posted an image of a flag associated with Islamic State on Facebook, as well as reposting a tweet including an IS call to attack US bases in Bahrain. Pro-IS videos were found on his computer following his arrest at his convenience store.
Following his release from prison in December 2024, Khan was subject to notification requirements and a Serious Crime Prevention Order imposing conditions around his use of electronic devices, measures described by Counter Terrorism Policing as similar to those placed on registered sex offenders to manage risk and disrupt further serious criminal activity.
Detective Chief Superintendent Alison Hurst, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands, said notification requirements were put in place for all individuals convicted of terrorism offences to enable police to appropriately manage any risks posed, adding that “we will use all legislation available to us to manage offenders and keep the public safe.”
Khan was arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing officers in March last year and subsequently charged with six offences.
Stick him on a rubber boat and give It a shove then.
Don’t waste Tax Payers money on people like him.
(I’m trying not to be humorous as I know It upsets some on here).