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Who is Aaminah Amatullah ?
A woman who shared ISIS propaganda videos showing dead bodies of children has been jailed for five and a half years.
Aaminah Amatullah, 38, was caught when she sent an undercover police officer the horrific images of dying and injured women and children, who she thought was an online friend.
Arrested and Charged
A court has heard that he used encrypted Telegram messages to send videos of Islamic State fighters encouraging terrorism against kafirs, non-believers, in their home countries.
Amatullah was convicted in December of two counts of disseminating terrorist publications, in contravention of the 2006 Anti-Terrorism Act.
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court was told that Amatullah, of Livingstone Road, Handsworth, was arrested and charged in November 2020 with two counts of distribution of a terrorist publication under section two of the Terrorism Act. 2006 terrorism.
She denied the charges but was found guilty after trial and today she was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for five and a half years.
Judge Paul Farrer QC accepted that Amatullah suffered
The trial was told that two videos distributed over four days by the defendant, who had no previous convictions, showed images of dead bodies, including children, after a battle to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Al-Baghuz in Syria.
The videos also urged the extremists to “attack them in the streets” and included a speech encouraging terrorism by the IS leader.
In sentencing on Thursday, Judge Paul Farrer QC accepted that Amatullah suffered from an emotionally unstable personality disorder, as well as anxiety and depression.
He told Amatullah: ‘Having heard the evidence presented to the jury, I have no doubt that by 2016 you had an extreme Islamic mindset.
‘You thought you were sending (one of the videos) to a converted Muslim woman living in Northampton who shared your views.
‘You had the intention of fomenting terrorism: one of your social media contacts was arrested for terrorism offenses in the Philippines.’
The judge said of Amatullah’s mental health problems and his prior personal problems: “I accept that story and conclude that his vulnerability may well have played a role in radicalizing him.”
Chief Superintendent Kenny Bell
But he added: “Your actions showed that you are a committed extremist.”
West Midlands Police said Amatullah had shared extremist-minded material online on various social platforms.
Chief Superintendent Kenny Bell, who heads the West Midlands CTU Counter Terrorism Police, said: ‘We cannot underestimate the dangerous nature of extremist propaganda and the influence it can have; That is why it is so important to hold accountable those who share such posts on social media with others.
‘Communities defeat terrorism, and it remains vitally important that the public report any suspicious activity to the police.
“We can only succeed when we have the support of the public, and communities have shown time and time again that they are united in rejecting those who wish to divide us and spread hate in the name of extremism.”
Aaminah Amatullah Quick and Facts
- Woman who shared ISIS videos to undercover officer is jailed for over five years
- Aaminah Amatullah sent footage of of dying women and children to the officer
- 38-year-old used encrypted messages to send ISIS propaganda, the court heard
- She was found guilty following trial and today jailed at Birmingham Crown Court
