Overview
- Sarah Wilkinson, 62, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 20 October and denied five offences linked to alleged online support for Hamas.
- Prosecutors allege posts from October 2023 to August 2024 expressed support for the proscribed organisation.
- The counts include two of supporting a banned group, one of publishing and one of distributing a statement likely to encourage terrorism.
- A fifth charge alleges failure to comply with a Section 49 RIPA notice by not providing a mobile phone PIN in November 2024.
- West Mercia Police charged her on 5 October following a Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands investigation, with the next hearing set for 14 November at the Old Bailey.