Man from Ceredigion jailed for more than 9 years after terrorism investigation

Gareth Waite has been sentenced to nine years and nine months

Waite was sentenced to more than nine years at Woolwich Crown Court
Published 9th Aug 2024

47-year-old man, Gareth Waite, from the Cardigan area of Ceredigion, has been sentenced to nine years and nine months following a three-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court on Wednesday the 15th of May.

Following an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing Wales, Waite was found guilty of four offences of disseminating a terrorist publication contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006, and two offences of possession of material of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

He had also previously pleaded guilty to one offence of support of a proscribed organisation, namely National Action, contrary to Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

DCI Leanne Williams, Head of Investigations at Counter Terrorism Policing Wales said:

“We welcome the sentence handed down by the court today"

"This concludes what was a detailed, thorough, and complex investigation over many months by officers from CTP Wales, assisted by colleagues in Dyfed Powys Police.”

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