Terrorist faces jail after acquiring mobile phone and bank cards

A CONVICTED terrorist has been warned he faces going back to jail for failing to tell police he had acquired new replacement bank cards and a mobile phone.

Shahid Khan, 28, admitted breaching conditions imposed on him following his conviction in 2012 for travelling to Pakistan to undergo training at a jihadist camp.

Khan, of Perry Barr, Birmingham, appeared at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to four counts of breaching a notification order at Westminster Magistrates’ Court – three in August and one in September. Between

November 2019 and May 2020 he had acquired two replacement bank cards linked to his main NatWest account and had opened a Monzo account without telling police, whom he was required to notify of any changes in his financial information within three days, the court heard.

Further investigations also revealed he was using a mobile phone which detectives were unaware of.

Prosecutor Kiernan Cunningham said: “Whilst no harm has been identified by the defendant’s offending, the Crown submit that the risk of harm is high given the nature of the defendant’s terrorism offending history.”

The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, said: “I have no doubt these offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence is justified.”

Defending, Antonie Muller said the offences were an illustration of “the sometimes chaotic way this young man lives his life” and he “clearly did not appreciate the detail” in which he would have to keep authorities notified of his activities.

He was made the subject of a 10- year notification order obligating him to keep authorities up to date with his personal details.