Men facing terrorism charges possessed videos showing ‘macabre executions’ Videos and images extracted from the mobile phones of men charged with terrorism were of executions and beheadings

(Malta Today) Mobile phones belonging to men accused of terrorism-related charges contained over 100 videos containing flags of the terrorist group known as the Islamic State or Daesh, some showing macabre executions, a court has been told today.

A police sergeant from the Counter Terrorism Unit took the witness stand on Thursday as the compilation of evidence against Ajil Al Muhsen, Adnan Maashi, Yazan Abduklaziz, Ahmed Kadas, Khalil Al Mahmoud, Ahmed Ahmed, and Mohammed Mohammed, all of whom are from Homs in Syria, continued before magistrate Nadine Lia.

The witness exhibited a detailed report on the data extracted from the devices, featuring, amongst other things, screengrabs from the videos, as well as their origins.

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