Mosque leader ‘said violence was ‘religious obligation’

A mosque leader who lost two sons to the war in Syria has appeared in court accused of encouraging terrorism. Abu Bakr Deghayes, 53, was arrested in Brighton following an investigation by counter-terror officers and local police relating to Islamist terrorism. Deghayes has been charged with encouraging terrorism in a 20-minute speech given to members of a mosque congregation in Brighton, East Sussex. He is accused of giving a speech in front of young children saying armed conflict and violence…