Jury sworn in for ‘man in the hat’ trial

BIRMINGHAM

  A Belgian man accused of sending money to the Brussels and Paris terror suspect known as the ‘man in the hat’ appeared in court today (MON). Zakaria Boufassil, 26, is said to have ‘supplied a quantity of sterling currency to Mohamed Abrini’. Boufassil appeared at Kingston Crown Court charged with one count of preparing for acts of terrorism. According to the indictment, the offence occurred between 1 June 2014 and 16 April 2016. A jury of six men and…

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