Terror accused PC ‘filled with hate material’
Hundreds of pro-Nazi videos found on computer
A COMPUTER found in the bedroom of a Scot accused of planning to live stream a terrorist attack contained “thousands” of hate group images, a trial heard.
Sam Imrie, 24, is accused of preparing to commit acts of terrorism and suggesting online that he planned to attack the Fife Islamic Centre in Glenrothes.
His trial at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday heard a Snapchat account on the Apple Mac had the name “racewarplz”.
Robert Steer, a cyber crime team leader in digital forensics with Police Scotland, said he’d examined devices found in Imrie’s bedroom on July 6, 2019, including an iPhone 5, Apple Mac, Samsung phone, and USB stick.
He said the Mac had a single user account with the name “n***erkiller”.
The Mac contained 104 audio files with Mr Steer telling the jury a “majority of which related to Nazism” including Holocaust denial.
Documents found included a “manifesto” by terrorist Anders Breivik, a “manifesto” entitled The Great Replacement by terrorist Brenton Tarrant, two copies of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and a 266-page guide on knife-making.
It also held more than 100 videos which had a pro-Nazi, anti-black, anti-Muslim, or anti-refugee stance.
Mr Steer said 29 indecent images of children were found, with one at Category B level and 28 at Category C.
Imrie, who denies all nine charges against him, is accused of posting statements on Telegram indicating he planned to stream live footage of “an incident” and posting statements suggesting he was going to carry out an attack on the Fife Islamic Centre.
Prosecutors allege Imrie collected information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism between June 20 and July 4, 2019.
He is further accused of possessing child pornography between June 15 and July 5, 2019.
The trial continues.