Birmingham men to face terror charges over alleged bid to join Islamic State
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Version 0 of 1. Three men from Birmingham have been charged with terror offences after allegedly trying to smuggle themselves out of Britain to join Islamic State fighters in Syria. Gabriel Clement Rasmus, 28, Anas Abdow Abdalla, 26, and Mahamuud Diini, 25, were arrested on 3 April in Dover port, where they had hidden themselves in the back of an articulated lorry. The three were the latest group of Britons to be picked up by authorities while allegedly en route to Syria. Two other men arrested are no longer suspected of terrorism offences but are being investigated by immigration authorities, West Midlands police said. A woman was also detained but was told she faces no further action. Mari Reid, a senior counter-terrorism lawyer at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The decision to prosecute has been taken in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors. I have determined that there is sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest. “May I remind all concerned that the defendants have a right to a fair trial. It is very important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings. For these reasons, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.” The three are due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Friday. |