Instagram terror suspect in court

Forest Gate

A man accused of encouraging terror attacks in a series of Instagram posts will stand trial in January next year. Shafi Mohammed Saleem, 28, was arrested in east London on 19 April following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police into extremist material online. He is charged with one count of encouraging terrorism, contrary to section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006, by publishing a number of images under the username Abu_Dirar1 between 9 and 17 May 2016. Saleem, of Forest…

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