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Released terrorist recalled to jail

A man convicted of a terrorism offence has been recalled to prison and further jailed after police identified he illegally owned a moped.

Trevor Mulindwa was released from prison on June 2018 on probation license and subject to a 15-year-long Counter Terrorism Act 2008 notification order. Under the notification order he was obliged to tell police if he bought a motor vehicle.

In November last year, police identified he was the owner of a moped he had not informed them he was in possession of. Police also searched the vehicle and found an internet-enabled smart phone locked in the top box. By having this phone, Mulindwa was also in breach of his probation license.

On 12 May he was charged via postal charge requisition with breach of a Part 4 Counter Terrorism Act 2008 notification requirement. On 22 May, Mulindwa appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to the offence. He has been sentenced him to eight weeks’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a £122 victim surcharge.

He was originally sentenced on 22 December 2015 to six years’ imprisonment for preparing for an act of terrorism contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006, namely preparing to go to Somalia with the intent of joining Al-Shabaab, a proscribed organisation.

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