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Man pleads guilty in terror case Man pleads guilty in terror case
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A man has pleaded guilty to possessing articles for terrorist purposes.A man has pleaded guilty to possessing articles for terrorist purposes.
Abdul Rahman, 25, also pleaded guilty to disseminating terrorist propaganda and aiding or abetting the breach of a control order.Abdul Rahman, 25, also pleaded guilty to disseminating terrorist propaganda and aiding or abetting the breach of a control order.
The mobile phone shop worker had been due to stand trial for the offences at Manchester Crown Court.The mobile phone shop worker had been due to stand trial for the offences at Manchester Crown Court.
Pakistan-born Rahman, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, admitted possessing a "call to arms" letter which encouraged jihad in Afghanistan.Pakistan-born Rahman, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, admitted possessing a "call to arms" letter which encouraged jihad in Afghanistan.
The letter had been sent by his friend and former housemate Aslam Awan, who was fighting in Afghanistan and is now banned from entering the UK.The letter had been sent by his friend and former housemate Aslam Awan, who was fighting in Afghanistan and is now banned from entering the UK.
Rahman admitted having the letter with a view to circulating it to encourage others to join the jihad.Rahman admitted having the letter with a view to circulating it to encourage others to join the jihad.
Control order
Rahman was also accused of the more serious charge of assisting another person to commit or prepare a terrorist act, which carries a possible life sentence.
He formally entered a not guilty plea to the offence and instead, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of aiding and abetting a man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to break a control order.
It was part of a plea bargain agreed after the judge, his Honour Clement Goldstone QC, indicated that the defendant would only be jailed for a maximum of six years if he was to plead guilty and avoid a trial.
Rahman came to the UK in September 2004 on a four-year student visa to study at Dundee University, but quit the course after one day.Rahman came to the UK in September 2004 on a four-year student visa to study at Dundee University, but quit the course after one day.
He then moved to Manchester where he began working in a mobile phone shop.He then moved to Manchester where he began working in a mobile phone shop.
All the charges relate to activity between April 2006 and January 2007.All the charges relate to activity between April 2006 and January 2007.