Man from Bolton accused of distributing terrorist videos appears at Old Bailey

A man from Bolton accused of distributing terrorist videos is to stand trial next year. Mohammed Hamasaleh, 24, is charged with seven counts of disseminating terrorist publications between March 2022 and January 2023.

These include using the messaging platform Telegram to distribute videos, an audio recording of a speech by a leader of the so-called Islamic State, and a website address to encourage terrorist acts.

Among the videos alleged to have been distributed by Hamasaleh include one titled “Trial and execution of x4 males for Mischief on Land” on June 19, 2022 and another called “Lions of the Battlefield 4” on September 16, 2022.

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On Thursday, Hamasaleh, of Windemere Avenue, Little Lever, appeared at the Old Bailey video link from HMP Wormwood Scrubs. At the prelimenary hearing he spoke via an interpreter to confirm his name.

Judge Jeremy Baker KC set a trial date at Manchester Crown Court for May 13, 2024. There will be a pre-trial preparation hearing on April 19. The judge said Hamasaleh would remain in custody.

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