Woman in court on terror charges

12 April 2012

A 25-year-old woman has been charged with two terror offences.

Mehreen Haji, of Elmfield Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, is accused of two counts of entering into funding arrangements for the purposes of terrorism.

Haji was arrested by Greater Manchester Police's Anti-Terrorist Unit on September 19 as part of an ongoing investigation.

She will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Tuesday.

It is alleged that on May 11 she entered into an arrangement as a result of which £2,005 was made available to Habib Ahmed, knowing or having reasonable suspicion that it would, or might be used for the purposes of terrorism, contrary to the Terrorism Act 2000.

She faces a similar charge that she provided £1,999 to Ahmed on May 12.

Ahmed, 26, also of Elmfield Street, Cheetham Hill, appeared before City of Westminster magistrates last Thursday accused of collecting information about potential terrorist targets and travelling to Pakistan earlier this year for terrorism training.

Ahmed, who was held by police for the full 28-day detention period allowed under new terror laws, was remanded in custody until Thursday.

Haji was detained by officers following a raid at a house in Radcliffe, Bury.

Police said they were looking at "terrorist financing, travel patterns and individuals attending terrorist training camps abroad".

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