18-07-2025
Man accused of sharing video of computer game about Christchurch attack
A man is facing trial for allegedly sharing a video of a computer game about the Christchurch terror 16 July 2024, it is alleged Zayan Lorgat transmitted a video clip of a computer game depicting the Christchurch terror people were killed in the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand on 15 October 19-year-old, of Grantham Road, Leicester, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday charged with four counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication via Telegram.
According to the charge, at the time Mr Lorgat posted the clip, he intended or was reckless as to whether it would be a "direct or indirect encouragement to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".On 21 May 2023, he allegedly transmitted a video clip depicting the Stephen Balliet shooting on 9 October right-wing terrorist Balliet shot and killed a female passer-by and a man at a kebab shop, after failing to break into a synagogue in Halle, 3 July 2024, Mr Lorgat allegedly posted a video clip depicting the Christchurch shooting and another video of the racially-motivated shooting in Buffalo in the US, where 10 black people were killed on 14 May Justice Cheema-Grubb said the case would be heard at Leicester Crown set a plea hearing for 7 November and a provisional 10-day trial from 20 July next defendant was granted continued conditional bail.
