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Moazzam Begg appears in court on Syria-linked terror charges

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates Court charged with Syria-related terror offences. He denied the charges and will appear next at the Old Bailey on March 14.

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CAGE: Begg terror-linked charge 'politically motivated'

A campaign group has said it is dismayed but not surprised that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg had been charged with Syria-related terror offences.

Begg had written several times for the organisation. In a statement following the charge, research director of CAGE Asim Qureshi said:

We reiterate our concern that this is a politically motivated arrest and very much bears the hallmarks of trying to criminalise legitimate Muslim activity by reinforcing a climate of fear.

We fully support our colleague and see these charges as politically motivated and as part of a campaign to criminalise legitimate activism.

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