Following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) alongside Counter Terrorism Policing South West (CTPSW) a man has been sentenced for terrorism offences
On Friday 15 March at Winchester Crown Court, Harry Parris from Wrangaton Road, Bittaford, Ivybridge in Devon, was sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment, after which he will serve one year on extended licence.
He previously pleaded guilty to:
•Four counts of encouragement of terrorism under section 1 (2) of the Terrorism Act 2006.
•Six counts of possession of a document or record containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism contrary to Section 58 (1) (b) of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The 22-year-old admitted to publishing statements which could be useful to committing or preparing an act of terrorism and possessing documents including bomb and gun-making manuals which were of an extreme right-wing ideology.
