Overview

• Abdullah Bellil, 29, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on October 10 to six years in prison plus a one-year extended licence and must serve at least two-thirds before parole consideration.
• He pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing terrorist publications and to expressing support for a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2006 and Terrorism Act 2000.
• Met investigators found his Instagram account, called Deafening Silence, hosted hundreds of pro-ISIS videos and had 1,453 followers.
• The court heard a post in April 2024 amounted to a "call to arms" that urged "horrific" revenge killings at a detention camp, according to Judge Sarah Plaschkes KC.
• Counter-terrorism officers arrested Bellil in Southampton on December 18, 2024, and the Met urged the public to report extremist content via gov.uk/ACT.