UK quashes terror probing against Pakistani social media activist

LONDON: Counter-Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) has dropped terrorism case against social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja and as a result no further action will be taken against him over his arrest related to May 9 terrorism incitement case.

Adil Raja was arrested from Chesham area on terrorism offences by detectives of CTPSE at the Thames Valley Police on 12 June 2023 on suspicion of terrorism offences in Pakistan on May 9 last year, but the police has decided to shut down the case due to “lack of evidence” of Raja’s involvement in the terrorist activities, police sources told this correspondent.

The sources have confirmed that Adil Raja was arrested on the offence of “incite a non-UK person to do act outside UK – terrorism 09/05/2023” but the police has decided to release Adil Raja from the investigation “without charge” and without any further action “after consideration of the evidence and other information that is currently available”.

According to UK law, a decision not to charge may be reconsidered if a review of the decision indicates that it was wrong and should not be allowed to stand.