A British-Algerian man has been jailed for sharing Isis propaganda videos, including a “call to arms”.
Abdullah Bellil from Southampton shared a series of videos on social media expressing support for the terrorist group.
Kingston Crown Court heard Bellil shared the series of videos to his 1,453 followers.
Judge Sarah Plashkes KC said the most serious of these was a “call to arms” posted in April 2024.
It called for “horrific” revenge killings at a detention camp.
Bellil was arrested at his rented flat in East Street in 2024, just six days after he started renting it, by counter terrorism officers.
Police discovered evidence that Bellil was planning to travel abroad for violent jihadi acts and discussed with others how to join a terrorist group.
He also encouraged the study of Islamist preachers.
Abdullah Bellil has been jailed for six years
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METROPOLITAN POLICE
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “We know that terrorist groups like Daesh use social media to spread their toxic ideologies and to radicalise people.
“We’ve also seen people go on to commit attacks or carry out terrorist activity after they were radicalised from what they’ve seen online.
“That is why it is so dangerous when people like Bellil are sharing and spreading this kind of material online.
“But as we’ve shown here, we will investigate and identify those sharing this sort of material online, and there are very real consequences for doing so.”
Commander Murphy continued that: “Public support is also vital and would urge anyone who spots material online that could be terrorist-related, to report it to us, so that we can take a look and take action where necessary.”
Bellil has been sentenced to six years in prison, pleading guilty to four charges of distributing the contents of a terrorist publication and expressing an opinion or belief that was supportive of a proscribed organisation.
He must serve at least two-thirds of his sentence before he is considered for parole.
The Manchester synagogue attacker, who killed two Jewish men, also “shared Isis videos as he descended into Islamic extremism”.
Bellil was found guilty at Kingston Crown Court
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PAA friend identified only as Qas revealed that Al-Shamie “started using Telegram and searching for Isis videos”.
The 35-year-old terrorist even attempted to display such material at a shisha lounge, according to the friend’s account.
Qas told Sky News: “Once, he even tried to show me one at the shisha lounge.
“I told him to go away and asked how he even got access to that content, and he said it was through Telegram.”