‘Terrorist’, 20, sent WhatsApp films and messages glorifying ISIS, court hears

A guy on demo for terrorism offences glorified Islamic State (IS) and had a 12-inch machete beside his mattress, a courtroom read.

Ayub Khan, 20, allegedly sent WhatsApp video clips and messages glorifying the things to do of Al-Qaeda and IS between Might 1 and 3, 2020.

Law enforcement searched Khan’s handle in Ealing, west London, on November 16, 2021 and allegedly located messages sent from his Iphone to a group chat named ‘Salafiyyah’.

A 12-inch machete with a nylon sheath and a brown wooden take care of was lying uncovered beside Khan’s mattress, jurors at the Old Bailey were being informed.

In his wardrobe police also discovered a black flag with emblazoned with a white spiritual script contacting for Jihad which he experienced bought on Ebay, the court listened to.

Robin Sellers, prosecuting, advised jurors: ‘This defendant was radicalised by his publicity to terrorist content, together with his brother.

‘He… disseminated terrorist publications and procured a knife at a time that his intellect was evidently captivated by terrorist feelings and motivations.’

A beheading movie and a video clip from ISIS depicting the destruction of sites of worship were also identified involved with Khan’s Snapchat account, the courtroom heard.

Mr Sellers reported: ‘There is no deleting of it, condemning of it, no decrying of it.’

Ayub Khan, 20, is now on trial at the Outdated Bailey (pictured) accused of terrorism offences

Khan despatched a video on May perhaps 1, 2020 made up of speech which encourages Muslims to undertake Jihad and combat, the court docket listened to.

In the online video, he allegedly claimed likely to Afghanistan to fight ‘is a very good praiseworthy action’.

In a voice information despatched on May 3, jurors read a voice, alleged to be Khan, declaring: ‘May Allah grant victory to the Taliban.

‘May Allah assist them in destroying China, preserving the Muslims from the oppression of the Chinese Ameen.

‘May Allah destroy the Shia in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and Yemen. May possibly Allah aid where ever they are and unite the Salifiyah to destroy the oppressors ameen.’

Mr Sellers explained Khan later despatched a textual content in the group which go through ‘Allhamdulilah’.

The prosecutor explained: ‘Meaning praise Allah, so it is an endorsement and, the Crown say, reveals him acknowledging it favourably.’

Khan glorified ‘gunshots in your legs and all that stuff, each individual bullet gap suggests something, for every stab wound I have I eliminate 10 American and 10 Chinese adult males,’ the court docket read.

Mr Sellers claimed this was a obvious endorsement and development of Khan’s hardening stance.

He explained: ‘Ayub Khan posts 5 audio messages promoting Jihadi violence. This exhibits an intensifying of his motives and beliefs.’

Another shared concept on WhatsApp contained an extract of a Somali particular person who declares that any of his countrymen who promote the Shia branch of the Islamic religion ought to be beheaded.

Customers of the group chat responded negatively saying ‘I’m deradicalized’ and ‘You male are off it’ but Khan doubles-down and quoting the Somali radical, stating ‘Chop their heads off’.

The hostility in between Sunni and Shia sects of Islam is typical ideology of IS and Al-Qaeda teachings.

A online video shared with Khan by his brother, Mohammed Zubair Khan, 22, on Snapchat is colloquially termed ‘the neighing of horses’ where by an ISIS militant is seen in spiritual chant.

‘The objective of the online video is to glorify terrorist routines in distinct areas and boost combating in places where the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda is mentioned to run,’ Mr Sellers reported.

The brothers often experienced conversations speaking about the added benefits of Sharia legislation around Democratic legislation, the deserves of suicide bombing and the Taliban.

In a law enforcement job interview Khan wrote a well prepared assertion in which he mentioned: ‘I belong to Alperton Mosque which I attend a handful of instances a 7 days to pray and show up at classes in Islamic studios.

‘I have not just started methods Islam. I have usually been a element of the Islamic group from beginning.

‘I am strongly against Islamic terrorist organisations which the mosque I go to teaches and warns us in opposition to terrorism in these kinds of groups. The mosque I attend is in Wembley. I am strongly in opposition to Islamic terrorism organisations.’

He answered no remark to all other inquiries place to him.

Khan, of Fishers Close, Ealing, denies three counts of disseminating terrorist product and one particular rely of possessing an write-up related with the fee of an act of terrorism amongst October 18 and November 17 2021.

The trial proceeds.