Athos
Well-Known Member
Potentially, she could be looking at any one (or more) of the following, depending on what evidence there is:
Preparation of Terrorist Acts (Terrorism Act 2006): it is an offence for a person to engage in the preparation of acts of terrorism or assist others in the preparation of them. The maximum sentence is life in jail.
Collection of information (Terrorism Act 2000): it is unlawful to gather information likely to be useful to someone in committing or preparing an act of terrorism or to possess a document or record containing such information. Maximum sentence: ten years’ imprisonment.
Membership of a proscribed organisation (Terrorism Act 2000): Islamic State was banned by the government in 2014 and there are offences of belonging to, professing support for or inviting support for banned organisations. Maximum sentence: ten years in prison.
Encouragement of terrorism (Terrorism Act 2006): it is illegal to make statements likely to be understood as “a direct or indirect encouragement or inducement to the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism”. Maximum sentence: seven years in jail.
Terrorist training (Terrorism Act 2006): it is against the law to provide or receive terrorist training and the maximum sentence is life. Attending a location where training is given carries a maximum jail term of ten years.
Failing to disclose information (Terrorism Act 2000): it is an offence if someone does not inform the police if he/she believes that someone they know is in preparation of acts of terrorism. Maximum sentence: five years in prison.
Terrorism for the purposes both acts is defined in the 2000 act:
'1 Terrorism: interpretation.
(1)In this Act “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where—
(a)the action falls within subsection (2),
(b)the use or threat is designed to influence the government [F1or an international governmental organisation] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and
(c)the use or threat is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious [F2, racial] or ideological cause.
(2)Action falls within this subsection if it—
(a)involves serious violence against a person,
(b)involves serious damage to property,
(c)endangers a person’s life, other than that of the person committing the action,
(d)creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public, or
(e)is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system.
(3)The use or threat of action falling within subsection (2) which involves the use of firearms or explosives is terrorism whether or not subsection (1)(b) is satisfied.
(4)In this section—
(a)“action” includes action outside the United Kingdom,
(b)a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any person, or to property, wherever situated,
(c)a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country other than the United Kingdom, and
(d)“the government” means the government of the United Kingdom, of a Part of the United Kingdom or of a country other than the United Kingdom.
(5)In this Act a reference to action taken for the purposes of terrorism includes a reference to action taken for the benefit of a proscribed organisation.'
