{"id":4401,"date":"2021-03-31T10:31:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4401"},"modified":"2021-03-31T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T10:31:32","slug":"jailed-for-inciting-terrorism-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/31\/jailed-for-inciting-terrorism-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Jailed for inciting terrorism in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A MEMBER of the public reported messages seen on social media \u2013 and an investigation was launched which led to Munna Hamza, 50, of south London being sent to prison.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The messages urged readers to commit acts of terrorism in Bangladesh. Hamza was convicted after a trial at Woolwich County Court of three counts of encouraging terrorism contrary to Section 1(2) of the Terrorism Act 2006, to be followed by one year on licence when he is released. Hamza was arrested in July 2018 \u2013 but it took until 19th March for him to be convicted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commander Richard Smith, Head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, said, \u201cI praise the member of the public for alerting us to Hamza\u2019s harmful, extremist posts. As a result, we were able to prevent him from publishing further incitements of violence and terror which could have had devastating consequences. I hope this case sends a message that we will seek to prosecute anyone who seeks to instigate acts of serious violence by posting extremist messages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEvery year, thousands of reports from the public help police tackle the terrorist threat and I would remind everyone to remain vigilant and help us by reporting anything at all suspicious to police. If you see or hear something that doesn\u2019t seem right, even if it is online, trust your instincts and act by reporting to police in confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cf<\/strong><\/span>Anyone who wishes to report something which appears to incite terrorism can report it to:<br \/>\n0800-789 321<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/act.campaign.gov.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/act.campaign.gov.uk\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>East London News<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">live at 10pm every Tuesday and on demand all week:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Tuesday Show<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MEMBER of the public reported messages seen on social media \u2013 and an investigation was launched which led to Munna Hamza, 50, of south London being sent to prison. 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