Prosecution of Gallerist Under UK's Terrorism Act Should Serve as ‘Warning to All Art Dealers’, Says Metropolitan Police

Prosecution of gallerist under UK's Terrorism Act should serve as ‘warning to all art dealers’, says Metropolitan Police

The first-of-its-kind case saw Oghenochuko Ojiri, an expert on the BBC's ‘Bargain Hunt’, sentenced to two and a half years in prison earlier this month

Bargain Hunt presenter jailed for art sales breaching Terrorism Act

standfirst: Former TV presenter on Bargain Hunt jailed after pleading guilty to making several sales of expensive art worth £140,000 to a suspected Hezbollah financierOghenochuko Ojiri, 53, owner of Ramp Gallery in London, and a presenter on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt, sold art worth nearly £140,000 to Nazem Ahmad, a suspected financier to Hezbollah based in Beirut.He has now been jailed for two years and 18 months for breaches of the Terrorism Act …

Art dealer sentenced for terrorism offence

An art dealer from London has been sentenced after admitting eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the regulated sector, contrary to section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000.Oghenochuko Ojiri was sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment, after an investigation by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command revealed