Overview
- Bashir, 31, from Cheetham Hill, is charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts and three counts of disseminating terrorist publications.
- Prosecutors allege he drove Jihad Al‑Shamie to the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, on 14 August to conduct hostile reconnaissance.
- The dissemination charges relate to transmitting 'The Book of Jihad', 'Obstacles in the Path of Jihad' and 'Virtues of Martyrs' into a WhatsApp group in November and December 2024.
- Arrested at Manchester Airport on 27 November, he was remanded after a Westminster Magistrates' Court hearing and is due to appear at the Old Bailey on 12 December.
- Police say he was released without charge in relation to the 2 October Heaton Park attack, the wider investigation continues, and the CPS has reminded the public of fair‑trial reporting rules.