A British man accused of being the fourth member of the 'ISIS Beatles' has been charged with terrorism after returning to the UK.
Her 38-year-old Aine Davis, who has served almost eight years in a Turkish cell, was seized yesterday after flying into Luton Airport.
Davis is in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Westminster Magistrate's Court later this morning.
He previously denied being one of the Beatles. They were nicknamed hostages in Syria because of their English accent.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said in a statement: } image:
“Aine Leslie Davis of no fixed address (11 February 1984) has been charged with violating sections 15, 17 and 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
"He is in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Westminster Magistrate's Court late this morning on Thursday 11 August.
" He flew from Turkey to England. A 1-year-old male at Luton Airport after arriving in
"He was taken to a police station in South London, whereupon he was charged with the above-mentioned charges." said. After his return to the UK he was arrested at Luton Airport.
"Mr. Davis, 38, has been charged with terrorism offenses and possession of a firearm for terrorism-related purposes.
"The Attorney General's Office has announced that a criminal case against Mr. It is ongoing and we remind all concerned that he has the right to a fair trial.”
was killed in a drone strike in Raqqa, the then Syrian headquarters of ISIS, in 2015.
Two of his other members, fellow Londoners Alexander Cotey, 38, and El Shafi El Sheikh, were arrested some time later by the Western-backed Kurdish force SDF. rice field.
Both men were imprisoned in Kurdish-controlled Rojava prison in northern Syria before being airlifted to Iraq and then to the United States, where they were tried on mixed terrorism charges.
Kotey pleaded guilty and is currently serving a sentence. Elsheikh, 33, went on trial but was found guilty in April.
