Trial for ‘ISIS benefactor’

A terror suspect accused of travelling to Syria faces trial in March next year. Shamin Ahmed, 23, was arrested at a London airport on 16 January this year. He did not appear for a brief hearing at the Old Bailey where Mr Justice Holroyde set a provisional trial date of 28 March 2017. Ahmed is charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge states he ‘engaged in conduct in…