27/02/24
Trio charged with preparing terror plot after police investigation into suspected 'extreme right wing activity'
Three men have been charged with the preparation of an act of terrorism following an investigation into suspected 'extreme right wing activity'.
Brogan Stewart, 24, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, Marco Pitzettu, 24, from Derby, Derbyshire, and Christopher Ringrose, 33, from Cannock, Staffordshire, have each been charged with engaging in the preparation of an act of terrorism under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
The three men were arrested on February 20 as part of a 'pre-planned, intelligence led operation', Counter Terrorism Policing North East said.
They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
The action was announced by CTPNE this morning.
A fourth man, 46, from Leicester, was also arrested on February 20 but has been released without charge.
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