Derby man spread terrorist documents at mosques
A man has pleaded guilty to spreading terrorist documents around six mosques.
Omar Ashfaq, from Derby, was charged with eights counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication between 31 May and 8 June last year. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial at Birmingham Crown Court. At an earlier hearing, Ashfaq also admitted three counts of possession of a document containing information useful to terrorism. He had previously denied the other eight charges but earlier he admitted spreading terrorist documents around mosques in Derby, Loughborough, Coventry, Birmingham and Luton. Ashfaq, of St Thomas Road, was charged with 11 terrorism offences last year. In March, he admitted being in possession of three Islamic State group magazines. The magazines are written by the group's propaganda wing and disseminated online to try to attract new recruits. Ashfaq, who has been remanded in custody, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.