Sentence
Christopher Gibbons
Christopher Gibbons (aged 40) was sentenced at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on 4 January 2024 to 8 Years for Encouragement of terrorism, directly or indirectly, inciting or encouraging others to commit acts of terrorism and 2 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence…
- Court
- Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 4 January 2024
- Sentence
- 8 Years, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 11 years
- Judge
- Judge Peter Lodder KC
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
2 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Encouragement of terrorism, directly or indirectly, inciting or encouraging others to commit acts of terrorism | Custodial immediate |
| Dissemination of a terrorist publication | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of encouragement of terrorism and disseminating a terrorist publication in Carshalton, south London, between April 2018 and February 2020. The judge said: "Although your beliefs are as preposterous as they are offensive to a civilised society, in our democracy you are entitled to hold them - however, your activities went far beyond what is permissible... you used language and adopted iconography designed to encourage acts of extreme right-wing terrorism... You rejected democratic processes and supported the hate crimes and violence..."