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He Worked as a Barber and Partied in Nightclubs but Had Secret Life in WhatsApp Chat - Liverpool Echo
- Mohammed Hamad, a 30-year-old Iraqi-born barber living in Liverpool, pleaded guilty in May 2023 to disseminating terrorist videos in a pro-Islamic State WhatsApp group at Liverpool Crown Court.
- Hamad joined a closed WhatsApp group of like-minded individuals in June 2022, where he shared extremist videos and expressed support for Islamic State while maintaining a Western lifestyle.
- The videos Hamad shared depicted executions and violence by IS militants, including a beheading in the street, and the group used messages pledging allegiance to IS and threatening enemies.
- Judge Neil Flewitt handed Hamad a sentence of four years’ imprisonment plus an additional year on licence, highlighting the contradiction of someone adopting a Western way of life publicly while secretly endorsing a terrorist group.
- Hamad’s conviction highlights ongoing UK efforts to investigate online terrorism support, as authorities continue probing and prosecuting similar extremist activities linked to IS networks.
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