Harborough district man charged with a string of terrorism offences is set to face trial next year

A Harborough district man charged with a string of terrorism offences is set to face trial next year after a hearing at London’s Old Bailey on Friday (November 6).

Hashim Chaudhary, aged 27, of Chestnut Drive, Great Glen, is accused of being a member of the banned Islamic State terror group.

He has been charged with seven offences.

They include sending money to allow captured militants to escape from prison camps in Syria and compiling and distributing a terrorist publication.

Chaudhary, who was arrested under the Terrorism Act by anti-terrorist police last month, did not appear at the Old Bailey on Friday.

Instead he was represented at the hearing by a solicitor.

Chaudhary was remanded in custody to appear at Nottingham Crown Court in March next year for a plea hearing.