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Five people appear in court accused of Syria-related terrorism offences Five people appear in court accused of Syria-related terrorism offences
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Two men and three women have appeared in court charged with Syria-related terrorism offences.Two men and three women have appeared in court charged with Syria-related terrorism offences.
They face charges including preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terror and helping others to travel.They face charges including preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terror and helping others to travel.
Alex Nash, 21, and his wife Yousma Jan, 20, and Ayman Shaukat, 27, were arrested by West Midlands police last week. Alex Nash, 21, and his wife Yousma Jan, 20, and Ayman Shaukat, 27, were arrested by West Midlands police last week. Lorna Moore, 33, and Kerry Thomason, 23, were arrested in February.
Lorna Moore, 33, and Kerry Thomason, 23, were arrested in February.
The five, of Walsall, West Midlands, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday, where the case was sent to the Old Bailey.The five, of Walsall, West Midlands, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday, where the case was sent to the Old Bailey.
It is claimed that on and before 4 November last year, Nash committed acts in preparation for travelling to Syria to engage in terrorism. It is claimed that on and before 4 November last year, Nash committed acts in preparation for travelling to Syria to engage in terrorism. Jan is charged with having information she knew or believed might help police in arresting and prosecuting him in the UK for his alleged offence. Wearing a black hijab, she indicated a not guilty plea.
Jan is charged with having information which she knew or believed might help police in arresting and prosecuting him in the UK for his alleged offence. Shaukat is accused of assisting Sajid Aslam, who is believed to be fighting for Islamic State in Syria, to commit acts of terrorism on and before 29 October last year. He is also charged with committing a similar offence with regard to Nash on or before 19 November.
Wearing a black hijab, she indicated a not guilty plea. Shaukat is further accused of possessing a document likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely 39 Ways to Jihad.
Shaukat is accused of assisting Sajid Aslam, who is believed to be fighting for Islamic State in Syria, to commit acts of terrorism on and before 29 October last year. Moore is charged with the same offence as Jan, but relating to Sajid Aslam. Dressed in a niqab, which she removed to confirm her identity, she also indicated a plea of not guilty.
He is also charged with committing a similar offence with regard to Nash on or before 19 November last year. It is alleged that on and before 10 August last year, Thomason helped her husband, Isaiah Siadatan, who is fighting in Syria, to commit acts of terrorism. A restriction was placed on the reporting of her address after the court heard Siadatan had sent her death threats and demanded that she not bring her children up in a kaffir, or non-Islamic, state.
Shaukat is further accused of possessing a document likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, namely 39 Ways To Jihad.
Moore is charged with the same offence as Jan, but relating to Sajid Aslam.
Dressed in a niqab, which she removed to confirm her identity, she also indicated a plea of not guilty.
It is alleged that on and before 10 August last year, Thomason helped her husband Isaiah Siadatan, who is fighting in Syria, to commit acts of terrorism.
A restriction was placed on the reporting of her address after the court heard Siadatan had sent her death threats and demanded that she not bring her children up in a kaffir, or non-Islamic, state.
The defendants are due to appear in court on 26 June. Moore and Thomason were released on conditional bail.The defendants are due to appear in court on 26 June. Moore and Thomason were released on conditional bail.