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| The Crown Prosecution Service has advised police not to bring child pornography charges against a man shot during a terror raid in Forest Gate. | The Crown Prosecution Service has advised police not to bring child pornography charges against a man shot during a terror raid in Forest Gate. |
| Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, was shot in the shoulder by police at his east London home on 2 June. | Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, was shot in the shoulder by police at his east London home on 2 June. |
| He and his brother Abul Koyair, 20, were later released without charge. | He and his brother Abul Koyair, 20, were later released without charge. |
| Mr Kahar was subsequently arrested on suspicion of making pornographic pictures of children, which his solicitor said he "strenuously denied". | Mr Kahar was subsequently arrested on suspicion of making pornographic pictures of children, which his solicitor said he "strenuously denied". |
| Police said computer and electrical equipment had been seized during the search of Mr Kahar's house and passed to the Child Abuse Investigation Command for further examination. | Police said computer and electrical equipment had been seized during the search of Mr Kahar's house and passed to the Child Abuse Investigation Command for further examination. |
| On Friday a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) spokesman said 44 indecent images of children had been found in the memories of a Dell computer, an external computer hard-drive and various mobile phones. | |
| It can be a recognised defence to making an image if a person comes into possession of material that is unsolicited and/or unwanted and quickly deletes that material CPS | |
| Of the total, 23 had been "embedded" images - which could have been inadvertently downloaded on the back of other computer files - and 21, on the external hard-drive and a Nokia 3G mobile, had been "deleted". | |
| The spokesman said: "To transfer to the phone, the suspect would have to have specialist knowledge. | |
| "There was no evidence that Mr Kahar had possession of, or access to, equipment or the technical knowledge to do so." | |
| There was no certain creation or deletion date for 15 of the 21 deleted images, the spokesman added. | |
| The remaining six appeared to have been quickly deleted, which is a recognised defence in law, she said. | |
| We cannot help but observe that there was a never-ending avalanche of stories apparently leaked to the press Mr Kahar's family | |
| Later on Friday Mr Kahar's family said he had been "first shot and then very publicly accused of things he knew nothing of and of which he was completely innocent". | |
| "We cannot help but observe that there was a never-ending avalanche of stories apparently leaked to the press," the family's statement added. | |
| "We have the right to expect that a proper inquiry is made of who provided the stories and why. | |
| "Meanwhile, we thank our friends who have never believed for a moment any allegations that suggested that the Kahar they know and trust was indeed a different person." |