Man jailed for terrorism offences for second time

A man has been convicted and jailed for terrorism offences for the second time in 17 years.

Aabid Khan, from Bradford, received a 12-year prison sentence in August 2008, following his conviction for possessing articles for a purpose connected with terrorism.

He stood trial again in November last year at Leeds Crown Court and was convicted of one count of possessing terrorist material and three of possessing an article for use in fraud.

Khan was jailed again for six years and six months and was made the subject of an extended licence period of seven years and a Serious Crime Prevention Order on his release at a hearing on Friday.

Ahead of his trial last year, Khan was already on remand after pleading guilty to two breaches of his Terrorist Notification Order imposed on his release from prison for his 2008 conviction.

He had failed to declare a mobile phone and to notify police of his home address, according to Counter Terrorism Policing North East.

Det Ch Supt James Dunkerley said the unit took the monitoring of terrorism offenders released from prison "extremely seriously and the safety of our communities remains our priority at all times".

He said officers worked closely with the probation service and other agencies to ensure offenders were adhering to the conditions of their release from jail.

"This structured approach continues to be the most effective way of actively managing terrorism offenders on their release.

"Any breaches, or further offending, will always be prosecuted and could lead to imprisonment as seen in this case."

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