A man described in court as a “political activist” has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts relating to the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, attended the London court on Friday charged with encouragement of terrorism and supporting the proscribed organisation Hamas. It is alleged that by making posts relating to the deadly 2015 attack on the French satirical weekly, Mr Novsarka “intended members of the public to be directly or indirectly encouraged, or otherwise induced, by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism”
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Source: BBC News
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