R v Sudesh Faraz Amman
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 03 February 2020 |
| Court | Crown Court |
| Subject Matter | Criminal |
R. v. Sudesh Faraz Amman – sentencing remarks – HHJ M Lucraft QC – December 17th 2018
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R. V. SUDESH FARAZ AMMAN.
SENTENCING REMARKS
Introduction.
1. On 7th November 2018 you pleaded guilty to six counts of possessing a document containing
terrorist information, and seven counts of disseminating a terrorist publication.
2. In relation to six of the seven counts of dissemination, your pleas were entered on the basis
that you accepted that you disseminated the publication and at the time you did so, you were
reckless as to whether others would be encouraged or assisted to engage in terrorist activity.
On count 8 the plea was not qualified in that way. On the 7th November the prosecution
stated that the pleas and the basis of the pleas were acceptable. I directed that counts 7, 9 and
11 should lie on the file with the usual direction. The case was adjourned for sentence. A
pre-sentence report was ordered by the court by reason of your age. No report is before the
court as you declined to be interviewed for the purpose of the report.
Facts
3. At the date of your arrest in May this year you were living in Harrow with your mother and
five younger brothers. You were studying science and maths at North West London College.
4. You came to the attention of the police in April this year when officers were made aware of
an online posting. A Dutch blogger exposed online extremist material he had identified in a
Telegram chat room. That material included a photograph of a knife with two firearms on a
Shahada flag with the phrase ‘Armed and ready April 3’ in Arabic. The blogger also
highlighted his belief that the same person who had posted this material had also posted a
You Tube link to a pro-gay rights speaker who frequented Speaker’s corner in Hyde Park.
That link called on others to “all unite together to attack one another. He will be there this
Sunday at Hyde Park.” Police enquiries showed that the extremist material had been posted
on the Telegram chat room through your account. It was this that led to your arrest.
5. On arrest on 17th May there was nothing of concern found on the phone you had with you.
You were asked about other devices. You spoke about an X box. You said that the computer
you had was broken. Enquires showed that the computer was working as were other devices.
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