A Greater Manchester couple accused of publishing a leaflet encouraging terrorism are to go on trial.
Amjad Mahmood, 29, and his wife Shella Roma, 28, are accused of circulating a document telling others to go abroad to fight a jihad or holy war. They allegedly designed and printed the pamphlets and distributed them outside a mosque in Oldham. The couple, who have a baby, face a joint charge of dissemination of terrorist publications between October 2007 and January 2008.
The couple, of Chester Street, Oldham, deny the charge, brought under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006. They are on bail. The trial is due to begin at Manchester Crown Court. |