Cyber terrorist faces jail

A cyber terrorist has been convicted of encouraging acts of violence against the Bangladeshi government. Munna Hamza, 50, posted the extremist material online in 2015 and 2018, calling for violent attacks on the then Bangladeshi Prime Minister and his government. Hamza was arrested after a member of the public spotted the posts and reported him to police. He was convicted of four counts of encouraging terrorism after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. Commander Richard Smith, head of the Met’s…