A jury at Manchester Crown Court on Friday found a Liverpool man guilty of plotting the murder of at least 50 politicians and government officials when he was a teenager.
Jacob Graham, now 20 years old, was convicted of writing a terrorism manual he called the “Encyclopedia of Freedom,” distributing terrorism publications, possessing documents useful for terrorism, and preparing terrorist acts. Ta. sky news report. He was acquitted of charges of preparing a terrorist act.
A left-wing anarchist has been found guilty of preparing terrorist acts by editing and sharing bomb-making manuals after declaring he wanted to kill at least 50 politicians.
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According to the newspaper, Mr. Graham dedicated his Encyclopedia of Freedom to “the terrorists of the past and the anarchists of the future.” Graham also wrote a document he called “My Plan,” in which he revealed his desire to attack government buildings and target politicians' homes, killing at least 50 people.
Graham bought various chemicals online, conducted experiments in his backyard, and then buried some in the woods for later recovery, the newspaper reported. He also had computer files and printers to make 3D printed guns, Skye said.
The paper said Graham made several videos from his bedroom expressing his hatred for the government. In a June 2023 video, he said in front of the camera, waving a machete, “There's a lot of carnage that needs to be committed.” Another video from August 2023 showed Graham declaring his “responsibility” as a terrorist. (Related: Prostitute's murderer convicted after gruesome footage of torture and murder found on stolen cell phone)
“If terrorism is standing up for what you think is right, if you're standing up for working class people in this country, most of us don't want to heat our homes or buy food. We can't afford it. Someone needs to solve this problem,'' Mr Graham was quoted as saying by Sky newspaper. “It's my responsibility to do this.”
According to the newspaper, Graham told police he was “left-wing” but “close to anarchist.”
“It's no exaggeration to say that I was quite anti-government,” Graham said at the hearing, according to the newspaper. “I didn't agree with that idea. The way certain things were handled, the pandemic, the cost of living.”
Graham was inspired by Theodore Kaczynski, commonly known as the Unabomber, after watching the Netflix series “Manhunt.” He explained that he was “determined to get it done” while on the trail. [Kaczynski] started,” according to the outlet.
Kaczynski killed three people and injured 23 others in mail bombings that he carried out over 17 years from a remote cabin in Montana. He expressed his anti-modern ideas as follows: manifesto The title is “Industrial Society and its Future.''
