Failed asylum seeker who left fake dynamite outside MI5 headquarters jailed
Pereira was jailed for 2 years and 6 months after CCTV showed him leaving a hoax explosive at MI5 headquarters, police said.
- On Friday, Judge Mark Lucraft jailed Julian Valente Pereira, a 33-year-old Brazilian national, for two and a half years for planting a fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 headquarters at Thames House on New Year's Day.
- Pereira, a failed asylum seeker, acted after his deportation notice arrived following his rejected asylum bid; Prosecutor Shannon Revel stated he sought "maximum attention" for his grievances against the Home Office.
- CCTV footage captured Pereira leaving the device, which police initially feared was a "genuine explosive," and Lucraft noted the hoax "diverted them from other things" during the New Year's Day parade.
- During sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Lucraft observed the defendant "may well" be deported from Britain, having arrived in 2018 with permission to work before his asylum claim failed.
- Pereira, living in Uxbridge, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia; Lucraft acknowledged the defendant demonstrated remorse and is of good character despite the offense.
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Asylum seeker jailed after leaving fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 headquarters
An asylum seeker has been jailed after leaving a fake stick of dynamite outside the MI5 headquarters.Brazilian national Julian Valente Pereira, 32, received a two and a half year sentence for the bomb hoax.The stunt, which occurred on January 1 at Thames House in Millbank, took place just a day after his final appeal for asylum was dismissed.Appearing in February at City of London Magistrates' Court, the Brazilian was found guilty of placing an …
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