A man who came under scrutiny from security agencies after visiting Pakistan two years ago has been found guilty by a British court of possessing and distributing Islamist terrorism material.Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, was found guilty on Friday after a two-week trial at London’s Old Bailey court. He will be sentenced on August 14.According to Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), which investigated Mohsin, he was intercepted by police at Heathrow Airport in January 2024 after returning to the UK from Pakistan.“After the stop, Mohsin was allowed to continue his journey, but further examination of his devices and USB drives was carried out by expert officials who found evidence that he had been viewing material and joining various chat groups related to extremist Islamic groups such as the Taliban, Hamas and Daesh (ISIS),” the CTP said in a statement.“When they examined his mobile phone, police discovered material of particular concern, including bomb-making manuals, as well as videos of Daesh executions that Mohsin had sent to his online contacts,” the statement added.He was subsequently arrested twice, in March and July 2024, and his computer was confiscated. He was later released on bail. After further questioning and an examination of his equipment, the Crown Prosecution Service approved charges against him in April 2025.According to the statement, Mohsin was convicted of possessing a document related to a bomb-making manual that could be useful to terrorists. He was also found guilty of two counts of disseminating terrorist material related to ISIS execution videos he shared with his online contacts.After the sentencing, Commander Helen Flanagan, head of London CTP, said Mosin fell into extremist ideology when he was just 14 or 15 years old. She urged parents to monitor their children’s online activities.“Our investigation shows that Mohsin began being exposed to extremist and terrorist material and ideology when he was 14 or 15 years old. It is vital that parents and caregivers understand what their children are doing on the internet. I implore you to have a conversation and be curious about what your children are doing online… Otherwise, those involved in downloading or sharing horrific content online face very clear and severe consequences, a reality that Mohsin is now facing,” the statement quoted Flanagan as saying.
