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07/12/2012
Ruksana Begum, 22, the sister of two convicted terrorists had been a wife for a month when police discovered copies of the banned Inspire magazine on her phone.
Begum, who holds a first class accountancy degree, pleaded guilty last month to having material which was likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
The woman, who wed in June and moved to London with her new husband, had two editions of al Qaeda’s magazine on a micro SD memory card in her mobile. The magazine included instructions on remote control detonation, handgun training and how to ignite forest fires.
Mr Justice Fulford accepted that Begum, of the Provost Estate, Islington, north London, had downloaded the material to see what had driven her brothers to terrorism.
Her two brothers Gurukanth Desai and Abdul Miah, were sentenced this year to 12 and 16 years jail in February for a plot to blow up the Stock Exchange in December 2010.
The old bailey heard how Mohammed Chowdhury, who was jailed for 13 years for the same plot was asked to marry although they had never met.
Sentencing Mr Justice Fulford accepted she only downloaded the material to see what had driven her brothers to terrorism.
He added: "Instead, this defendant with other members of her family, was devastated by the arrest and later imprisonment of her brothers for serious terrorist offences.
"The family, which was previously respected in the community where they lived in Cardiff, was ostracised.She is of good behaviour and a good Muslim.
"Against this background, I accept on the evidence before me that this defendant gathered together the contents of the SD card in order to explore and understand the charges which her brothers faced.
"There is no evidence that she was motivated by their ideology or was preparing to follow them.She had damaged what could have been a potentially blossoming future by committing these offences."
Kate Wilkinson, prosecuting, commented: "These items contained both instructional and ideological material."
Hossein Zahir, defending, said: "She was confident that her brothers were innocent and they would be acquitted. Then they pleaded guilty.
"She accessed this material, which is easily accessible, before coming to London to understand the background and ideology which led to her brothers' incarceration.
"She is an intelligent and articulate young woman who does not share the views of others who do not care."
Begum should be released in a month after serving half her sentence in custody.
(GK)
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Bride Jailed For Terrorism Offence
A newly-married woman has been jailed for a year for keeping al-Qaeda terrorist material on her mobile phone.Ruksana Begum, 22, the sister of two convicted terrorists had been a wife for a month when police discovered copies of the banned Inspire magazine on her phone.
Begum, who holds a first class accountancy degree, pleaded guilty last month to having material which was likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
The woman, who wed in June and moved to London with her new husband, had two editions of al Qaeda’s magazine on a micro SD memory card in her mobile. The magazine included instructions on remote control detonation, handgun training and how to ignite forest fires.
Mr Justice Fulford accepted that Begum, of the Provost Estate, Islington, north London, had downloaded the material to see what had driven her brothers to terrorism.
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Her two brothers Gurukanth Desai and Abdul Miah, were sentenced this year to 12 and 16 years jail in February for a plot to blow up the Stock Exchange in December 2010.
The old bailey heard how Mohammed Chowdhury, who was jailed for 13 years for the same plot was asked to marry although they had never met.
Sentencing Mr Justice Fulford accepted she only downloaded the material to see what had driven her brothers to terrorism.
He added: "Instead, this defendant with other members of her family, was devastated by the arrest and later imprisonment of her brothers for serious terrorist offences.
"The family, which was previously respected in the community where they lived in Cardiff, was ostracised.She is of good behaviour and a good Muslim.
"Against this background, I accept on the evidence before me that this defendant gathered together the contents of the SD card in order to explore and understand the charges which her brothers faced.
"There is no evidence that she was motivated by their ideology or was preparing to follow them.She had damaged what could have been a potentially blossoming future by committing these offences."
Kate Wilkinson, prosecuting, commented: "These items contained both instructional and ideological material."
Hossein Zahir, defending, said: "She was confident that her brothers were innocent and they would be acquitted. Then they pleaded guilty.
"She accessed this material, which is easily accessible, before coming to London to understand the background and ideology which led to her brothers' incarceration.
"She is an intelligent and articulate young woman who does not share the views of others who do not care."
Begum should be released in a month after serving half her sentence in custody.
(GK)
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