A man who shared propaganda promoting the so-called Islamic State terror group has been jailed for six years.
Abdullah Bellil, 29, shared videos in support of the jihadist group on an Instagram account.
He also showed others how to join a terrorist group and promoted the study of Islamist preachers.
Following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, he was arrested at his home in Southampton in December 2024.
Bellil pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing the contents of a terrorist publication via a social media account, contrary to section 2(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2006.
He also pleaded guilty to expressing an opinion or belief on social media that was supportive of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000.
On Friday, Bellil was sentenced to six years in prison at Kingston Crown Court.
He was also handed an extended one-year licence period and must serve at least two-thirds of his sentence before being considered for parole.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’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.
“The public’s support is also vital and I 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.”
Any terrorist or extremist content online can be reported to police via www.gov.uk/ACT
