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Five appear in court on Syria-related terror charges | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Two men and three women accused of Syria-related terror offences have appeared in court. | |
They face charges including preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism and helping others to travel. | |
The five, all from Walsall in the West Midlands, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. | |
Alex Nash, 21, his wife Yousma Jan, 20, and Ayman Shaukat, 27, were remanded in custody. Lorna Moore, 33, and Kerry Thomason, 23, were bailed. | |
The case has been sent to the Old Bailey, where all five defendants are due to next appear on 26 June. | |
Ms Moore and Ms Jan pleaded not guilty. The others were not required to enter a formal plea. | |
Charges | |
Ms Moore of Glebe Street, and Ms Thomason, of an undisclosed address, were detained in February. | |
Mr Nash, and his wife Yousma Jan, of Bentley Road, and Mr Shaukat, of Pargetter Street, were arrested on 9 June. | |
It is alleged that on and before 4 November last year, Mr Nash committed acts in preparation of travelling to Syria to engage in terrorism. | |
His wife, Ms Jan, is charged with failing to disclose information about her husband's activities. | |
Mr Shaukat is accused of assisting Sajid Aslam - who is believed to be fighting for Islamic State (IS) in Syria - to commit acts of terrorism, on and before 29 October last year. | |
He also faces a similar offence with regard to Mr Nash, on or before 19 November last year. | |
Mr Shaukat is further charged with possession of a terrorist document. | |
Ms Moore, who is married to Sajid Aslam, is accused of failing to disclose information about her husband's planned travel to the conflict zone. | |
Ms Thomason is charged with assisting her husband, Isaiah Siadatan to travel to Syria to engage in suspected terrorism. He is also believed to have joined IS with Mr Aslam. |