Duncan Gardham and John Simpson
The Times
Bherlin Gildo turned his back on the rebel group he fought with in Syria
Bherlin Gildo turned his back on the rebel group he fought with in Syria  GETTY IMAGES
A Swedish national accused of attending a terrorist training camp in Syria has walked free from court after his barrister argued that MI6 had supported his rebel faction.
The case against Bherlin Gildo, who was arrested during a stopover at Heathrow, was thrown out after the prosecution offered no evidence. The terror charges related to weapons training and possessing terrorist materials, including a magazine called 44 Ways to Serve and Participate in Jihad.
It can now be disclosed that Mr Gildo, 37, had posed with weaponry and dead bodies as he became a notorious propagandist for Islamist rebels.
The court heard that the Swedish security services helped Mr Gildo return to Sweden after he turned his back on the rebel group.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/terrorism-trial-collapses-after-mi6-role-revealed-qbd3gds0vx9
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