A convicted terrorist from Bradford has today (Friday, January 17) been sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment for terrorism and fraud offences.
Aabid KHAN (04/10/84) will also be subject to an extended licence period of seven years and a Serious Crime Prevention Order on his release. He was found guilty of one offence of Possessing terrorist material, contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and three offences of Possessing an article for use in fraud, contrary to section 6 of the Fraud Act 2006, following a trial at Leeds Crown Court in November 2024.
Khan was remanded ahead of trial after pleading guilty to two breaches of his Part 4 Terrorist Notification Order, under section 48 and 54(1)(a) of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 in February 2022. He had failed to declare a mobile phone and to notify police of his home address.
Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley, said:
“We take the monitoring of terrorism offenders released from prison extremely seriously and the safety of our communities remains our priority at all times.
“Specialist Counter Terrorism officers work closely with probation services and other agencies to ensure that terrorism offenders are adhering to their licence conditions and any additional notification requirements that may have been imposed under terrorism legislation.
“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.”
Aabid Khan was sentenced to a 12 year prison sentence in August 2008, following his conviction for possessing articles for a purpose connected with terrorism. On his release from prison, Khan was subject to notification requirements under Part 4 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.