On 9 April 2026, Jermaine Grant, a 43-year-old British man with no fixed address, was charged with multiple terrorism offences linked to the Somalia-based Islamist terrorist group Al-Shabaab. The investigation was conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing London and authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Grant faces charges of directing the activities of a terrorist organisation contrary to Section 56 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Additionally, he is charged with three counts of attending an Al-Shabaab commando training camp in Kismayu, Somalia, in violation of Section 8 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He is also charged with two counts of... [Continue Reading]