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Shropshire Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Hamas Support Terror Charges

She is on conditional bail pending a 14 November hearing at the Old Bailey.

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.