Warrington man appears in court charged with terror offences
Rabar Mala's house was raided by Cheshire police in August.
A man from Warrington has appeared in court - accused of providing hundreds of sim cards to foreign jihadists - allowing them to set up social media accounts and spread ISIS propaganda.
Rabar Mala, 32, an Iraqi Kurd, was found with 437 Sim cards when his home on Gough Avenue, was raided by Cheshire police in August.
It is alleged he activated hundreds of Sim cards between January 2016 and August 21 2017 that were then passed on to fighters in Iraq and Syria.
The cards allowed them to open Twitter and Facebook accounts to target new recruits, it is alleged.
Mala, a car valeter, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday charged with possession of property for the purposes of terrorism under Section 16 of the Terrorism Act.
The court was heard it was the first time anyone had ever been prosecuted under Section 16 of the act in England and Wales.
Mala appeared in the dock in a grey prison tracksuit.
Deputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram remanded Mala in custody ahead of a preliminary hearing at the Old Bailey on September 21.