His dad wept outside the courtroom after he admitted what he'd done

A man who shared disturbing extremist material showing support for terrorist organisations online has been jailed. Mohammed Hamasaleh posted video and files said to have 'encourage martyrdom and the glorification of Jihad'.

He shared an audio recording of a speech by a leader of the so-called Islamic State and a website address to a page encouraging terrorist acts.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty - on the third day of his trial - to seven counts of disseminating terrorist publications. He was jailed for 11 years at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday (December 11).

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Prosecutor Martin Hackett said Hamasaleh was arrested in February 2023. His devices were seized and analysed. Officers discovered Hamasalen had disseminated terrorist publications, including videos through his Telegram account.

"A number of messages sent by the defendant proved evidence of his affiliation to ISIS and their extreme form of teaching Islam," he said. "The tone of [one] video is aggressive, provocative and encourages like minded individuals to carry out martyrdom and the glorification of Jihad."

Hamasaleh sent the video to someone online on March 30, 2022 and said: "I hope you listen to them, they're important things." Another video showed four men being killed. Hamasaleh sent the video to a Telegram user on June 19, 2022.

One piece of footage showed men being tortured and a bomb being detonated. Hamasaleh later sent someone a link of website with videos, images, audio and copies of newspapers produced by ISIS. The website has since been shut down.

In messages, Hamasaleh discussed getting married before leaving the country to join the Islamic State. The court heard he came to the UK as an asylum seeker with no leave to remain. His immigration officer said he was in the country illegally.

Mitigating, Zarif Khan said his client's family was 'very disappointed' and that his father cried outside court when he was convicted. "The impact is always on the people closest to defendants - they are disappointed in the path their son has followed," he added.

"This is somebody who claimed asylum in a foreign country, for them to follow a political ideology with a misunderstanding of Islam. He should have known better."

Sentencing, Judge Patrick Field KC said: "It's clear you held extremist Islamist views. You were a supporter of the views of the Islamic State and a supporter of its extreme ideology. The dangers and risks of supporting material such as this are plain."

Hamasaleh, of Windemere Avenue, Little Lever, was jailed for 11 years with an extended licence period of a year. The court heard Hamasaleh is likely to be deported after serving his sentence.

Detective Superintendent Ben Cottam, head of investigations for Counter Terrorism Policing North West, said: "The sentenced imposed on Mohammed Hamasaleh reflects the severity of his actions. In some cases, he was reckless in his behaviour but, in others, he admitted he intended to encourage individuals to subscribe to the same extremist views he held.

"The potential ripple effect from sharing extremist material and encouraging support for terrorist organisation is one that can be felt across communities which is why it is important that individuals such as Hamasaleh face consequences."