
A man from Bradford has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences.
Mohammad Owais Sabir, of Mansfield Road, spoke only to confirm his name and address via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
He is accused of multiple crimes, including possessing articles for terrorist purposes.
Mr Sabir was arrested last week as part of what police described as a “pre-planned, intelligence-led operation” involving counter terrorism officers.
He has been charged with nine offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, including entering funding arrangements, fundraising and possession of articles for terrorist purposes.
Prosecution lawyer Warren Stanier told the court Mr Sabir was arrested in September 2021 and again on 22 February this year after police looked into his financial transactions.
Shannon Revel, defending, said he was the son of “elderly parents who are first generation immigrants from Pakistan” and that his father worked in a takeaway.
She added that Mr Sabir has a wife and a daughter and had recently “been in education to become a Muslim community leader”.
District Judge Richard Griffiths sent the case to be tried by a jury at the Central Criminal Court later this month due to the seriousness of the alleged offences.
Mr Sabir was remanded in custody until the hearing at the Old Bailey on 14 March.
