London, Oct 3, 2016 – Mohammed Golamaully(48) and his wife, Nazimabee Golamaully(45) who sent money to their nephew – a fighter for Daesh in Syria – have been convicted for funding terrorism.
Both of them pleaded guilty to the same offence at an earlier hearing on 16 September and were released on conditional bail to appear for sentencing at the Old Bailey on 10 November. Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, said:
“Any amount of cash sent to terrorists is money which is enabling them to further their hatred and carry out attacks on innocent people. So regardless of the amount in question, the Counter Terrorism Command will identify those who support terrorism and prosecute them where appropriate.”
Officers from the Counter Terrorism Command’s National Terrorism Financial Investigation Unit (NTFIU) identified that the couple had sent £219 to their nephew via an individual based in Turkey.
The couple sent the money through money services businesses. Nazimabee Golamaully was arrested in April 2015 and her husband in December 2015. Both were charged on Wednesday, 27 April.
