Cop charged with terror offences for ‘sending pro-Hamas WhatsApp messages’ weeks after Oct 7 massacre
A COP has been charged with terror offences for allegedly sending pro-Hamas WhatsApp messages.
PC Mohammed Adil, 26, was said to have posted them in the weeks after the terror group slaughtered 1,200 people in Israel on October 7.
He was arrested in November after terror cops launched a probe and has been charged with two counts of publishing an image in support of a banned organisation.
PC Adil, based in Calderdale, West Yorks, has been suspended from duties.
He was due to appear at Westminster magistrates’ court today.
The investigation was directed by the Independent Office for Police Conduct watchdog and carried out by Counter Terrorism Policing North East.
Once the probe was completed, the case was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The IOPC said: “On Monday, PC Mohammed Adil, 26, was charged with two counts of publishing an image in support of a proscribed organisation, specifically Hamas, contrary to section 13 of the Terrorism Act.
“The offences are alleged to have taken place in October and November 2023.
“PC Adil, based in Calderdale, is currently suspended by West Yorkshire Police.
“He is due to appear at Westminster magistrates’ court.”
The news comes as Hundreds of protesters were arrested in New York City this week as fierce demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas War rage on across college campuses nationwide.