(Sky News) A barber shop owner sent £25,000 to Islamic State (IS) fighters in Syria after claiming thousands of pounds in COVID grants, a court has heard.
Tarek Namouz, 43, from west London, had received money from the government to assist his business, Boss Crew Barbers, during the coronavirus pandemic, and lived in a third-floor flat above the shop.
He is accused of sending money on at least seven separate dates between November 2020 and April 2021, which was intended to fund a militia in Syria, Kingston Crown Court heard.
