A 21-year-old man from Leeds has been charged with multiple offences, including terrorism-related crimes, following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, according to a police statement.
Cameron Gloria De Almeida, of Garnet Place, Beeston, faces a total of eight charges, including:
- Six counts of disseminating terrorist publications, under Section 2(1) and Section 2(2)(e) of the Terrorism Act 2006.
- One count of possessing a document containing information likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism, under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
- One count of conspiracy to commit robbery, under Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
De Almeida was arrested on March 1, 2025 as part of an intelligence-led operation. During the investigation, a residential property in Leeds was searched.
On March 3, the courts granted a seven-day warrant for further detention. De Almeida was subsequently charged on the evening of March 7.
He appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 8 and was remanded in custody. His next court appearance is scheduled for March 14, 2025.
Counter Terrorism Policing North East, covering Yorkshire and the North East, arrest a man from Leeds. So why Westminster Magistrates Court?
Isn’t “possessing a document containing information likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism” a weird sounding crime? Should I get rid of my A to Z? I don’t use it these days; not even for nefarious purposes. It’s not even phrased as “useful in committing or preparing an act of terrorism”, so might recipe books be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism? They have to eat too. My sister has shelves full of cook books. You don’t think….
The law is intentionally vague to suit the government/police when it comes to prosecution I’m not saying this guy is innocent but as we all saw with the protests they can pretty much twist anything to suit prosecutors
Ha! That takes me back.
My big A to Z of London from the 90s was marked with plenty of “interesting stuff”
My researcher friend and I, who would walk miles around London looking at things, used to laugh at the thought of what plod might think of it.
Nothing illegal, but like the ABC Trial, does the PO Tower exist?
Westminster Court because it’s on orders from downing street
Political prisoner
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I found the following:
“All terrorism cases are first listed before the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales and the first appearance is normally at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. …. Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the court of the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales, is the designated court for all serious terrorism-related offences. The majority of terrorism cases are sent to be tried on indictment, that is by a jury, at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, also known as the Old Bailey.”
“[Nevertheless]…. if the suspect’s offending actions took place for example, in Manchester, Birmingham or London, we will generally try to arrange for the case to be heard in Manchester, Birmingham or London. However, some of the most serious cases are tried at the Old Bailey or Woolwich Crown Court which have particularly high security facilities, the latter being linked to Belmarsh Prison.”
So this guy will probably be tried in Leeds even though he was arraigned in Westminster.