Ali Abdisalam Sheikh Abdillahi has been jailed for 8 years and 10 months
(Picture: Met Police)A man has been jailed for sending ISIS propaganda videos on an instant messaging app.
Ali Abdisalam Sheikh Abdillahi, 31, from north London, sent the extremist content in a channel he created on the app in July 2020.
The material included recordings of an Islamic preacher who advocates violent Jihad and two ISIS propaganda videos showing executions and graphic violence.
During his arrest, officers seized his electronic devices and discovered the disturbing messages.
He was sentenced to a total of eight years and ten months’ imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Monday.
He will spend an additional three years on licence and be subject to a Serious Crime Prevention Order upon his release.
Commander Richard Smith, who leads the Counter Terrorism Command, said: “The sharing of content which shows and advocates extremist violence is extremely harmful and dangerous. Abdillahi sought to radicalise others to his hate-filled ideology when he posted this material online, but counter terrorism officers arrested him and put a stop to his online activity.
“We would urge anyone who sees any kind of content online which condones and encourages terrorism to report it to police. There is a dedicated team of counter terrorism officers who get this kind of content removed from the internet, and identify offenders, and information from the public is vital.”
Abdillahi was arrested by officers on August 2020.
He admitted to five counts of disseminating a terrorist publication, contrary to section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006, at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, 16 November – the second day of his trial.
At an earlier hearing at the Old Bailey, Abdillahi also admitted to perverting the course of justice, and fraud.
The charges, brought against him in June 2021, related to a fraudulent university degree certificate used to gain employment, and to unsuccessfully apply for bail for the terrorism charges.
