Two Walsall men charged with helping to fund terrorism

Maruf Uddin, aged 26 an accountant from Earl Street, has been charged with one count of arranging funds or property for purposes of terrorism under Sec 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Mohammed Atiqur Khan, aged 27 a warehouse distributor from Buckle Close, has been charged with two counts.

Both men were originally arrested on Thursday, January 14, by officers from the Counter Terrorism Unit and were given conditional bail while further enquiries were carried out.

The two men were charged with the offences this morning and have been bailed to appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow.

The investigation was intelligence-led with no immediate threat to public safety.

Two other men arrested on January 12 by counter terrorism officers in Walsall as part of the same investigation are currently remanded into custody awaiting court proceedings.

Mohammed Iqbal Hussain, aged 25 from Castle Road, Walsall and Mohamed Suyaubur Rohaman, aged 32 of the same address, were earlier charged with four counts of funding terrorism and one count of funding terrorism respectively.