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Man convicted of terror offence hid bank accounts from police
A man convicted of a terror offence hid secret bank accounts and contact details from police for more than two years, a court has Saeed Ahmed, 33, from Bradford, pleaded guilty in 2013 to possessing terrorist material and was handed a suspended sentence of 22 months, the Old Bailey was the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, he had to notify police of any changes to his personal or financial details, prosecutor Lyndon Harris between 2019 and 2021, Mr Ahmed is accused of breaching his notification requirements 19 times. Mr Ahmed denies all 19 counts.
He allegedly failed to tell authorities about a cryptocurrency account, a PayPal account, four different bank accounts, two mobile phone numbers, nine email addresses and that he was insured to drive a car and a his trial on Tuesday, Mr Harris said: "As you will see, the police officers monitoring the notification regime tried to help Mr Ahmed and make sure he is complying."But the reality is, there comes a point when enough is enough."Mr Ahmed was subject to notification requirements for 10 years and did comply at first, prosecution 2019, however, the notifications scheme was expanded to include details such as the opening or closing of bank accounts, using another person's bank account, and the details of any vehicle an offender has the right to use, the trial was that point, Mr Ahmed consistently failed to provide all the information required, jurors were told."He failed to do so when he knew he had to and when he had been repeatedly reminded about the need to do so," Mr Harris said."Having been convicted of a terrorism offence, you don't get to choose what you do and don't tell the authorities about."In prepared statements to police, Mr Ahmed said he had set up various email addresses in connection with a website development company and that he did not use the email addresses relation to the bank accounts, the defendant asserted he did not realise he had to notify police that he had a PayPal account, the trial was trial continues.
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