A man has been jailed for possessing far right material including a ‘terrorist handbook’.
Conrad Howarth, of Pinfold Place, Nelson, appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Tuesday, where he was jailed for four and a half years.
Howarth, 41, pleaded guilty to a section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 offence, which criminalises ‘collecting, recording, possessing or viewing by way of the internet, information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism’.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing extreme pornography relating to an image found on a laptop seized from his home.
Detective Chief Inspector Clare Devlin, of Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW), said: “The evidence seized in this investigation was concerning and demonstrated Howarth’s obsession with far right wing ideologies.
“Today’s verdict sends the message that right-wing terrorism will not be tolerated and perpetrators will face the consequences of their actions.”