Bury man charged after CT police investigation

A man from Bury has been charged as part of an ongoing investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing North West.

Muhammad Zakir Arif has been charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contrary to Section 47 Offences Against the Person Act 1861; one count of strangulation or suffocation, contrary to Section 75A(1)(a) and (5) Serious Crime Act 2015; two counts of possession of a bladed article in a public place, contrary to Section 139(1) and (6) Criminal Justice Act 1988; and two counts of breaching a Section 49 RIPA Court Order.

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