After a trial in Edinburgh’s High Court, Sam Imrie, 24, was found guilty Thursday of six terrorism-related charges.
An Nazi-obsessed white supremacist has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. He glorified terror atrocities online, threatened to set fire to a mosque, and was a fervent Nazi fanatic.
Following a trial at Edinburgh’s High Court in October, Sam Imrie (24) was convicted on two counts of terrorism and 6 others.
At sentencing on Thursday, Imrie was also added to the sex offenders register for 10 years after being found in possession of extreme pornography.
Scotsman was known for his indecent collection that included images of children as well as sexually explicit images of mutilated corpses. These images were kept in an archive on his computer called ‘dead boy pics’.
The court also heard that Imrie idolized Adolf Hitler. He was also convicted for setting fires, which he posted footage of on the internet, and driving without a license or medical insurance.
His third terror charge, which included being accused of plotting terrorist acts, was dismissed. An attack on Fife Islamic Centre Glenrothes
The charge stemmed from statements he posted online suggesting he was going to live stream footage of ‘an incident’.
Imrie uploaded the video of the mosque’s exterior, then drove to Thornton to film himself lighting the fire in the entranceway. He pretended it was an Islamic Centre.
At trial, the court heard how Imrie had a photo of Hitler addressing a Nuremberg rally as his Facebook cover photo and that his password for his laptop was ‘n****rkiller’.
Telegram, Facebook, and other social media platforms were used to praise the mass murders of convicted terrorists Brenton Tarrant (Anders Breivik) and Brenton Tarran, who together killed 128 innocent people in separate attacks in New Zealand, Norway.
Imrie was found with swastikas adorning his bedroom, and also made racist comments regarding the Jewish community. It was also charged that he had intended to promote acts of terrorism.
Lord Mulholland sentenced Imrie to 7 1/2 years in prison at Glasgow High Court Thursday. He said that he was spreading hate and advised him to make use of his time in prison to remove hatred from his heart.
Sam Imrie (24 years old) uploaded this video. He drove to an abandoned mosque and set fire to its doorway, pretending that it was the Islamic Centre.
Imrie, Glenrothes (Fife), was convicted on two terrorist charges as well as six other offenses following a trial in the High Court of Edinburgh in October.
Imrie, said he revered white supremacists. Imrie praised terrorists for their innocent lives and called them heroes.
The court learned that Imrie was able to provide information “likely to help someone prepare an act of terror” between June 20-July 4, 2019. These were copies of The Great Replacement, by Tarrant who murdered 51 people in New Zealand at two mosques, and manifestos by Breivik who attacked Norway twice in 2011 and killed 77 others.
Lord Mulholland declared: “You propagated hate and encouraged other terrorists to do the same.”
Your conduct was deplorable. It is not clear that you have any self-awareness or understanding of what hate you tried to spread.
“Walk through any town, village or city and you’ll find monuments honoring those who have died for the rights you enjoy.
He claimed that mass-murderers Tarrant and Breivik are to be’reviled. He added, ‘You should spend your time in prison to reflect on your conduct.
Lord Mulholland also issued an order to prevent serious crimes for five years, effective on the date of his release.
Imrie was also subject to terrorist notification requirements for 15 year.
His mother Joyce Imrie described her son as an ‘loner and a recluse’, according to court records.
Ms. Imrie told police that she described her son as an introvert who seldom left the room.
“He doesn’t have any friends or visitors at his house. He has no girlfriend of which I am aware.
In the beginning, she also told investigators that her son was obsessed with Hitler and had cut his hair.
Jim Keegan, QC representing Imrie said the 24-year old had shown a “substantial lack in maturity”.
He stated: “Your Lordship heard the accused give evidence, and his own acknowledgement of his inappropriate behavior.”
Robert Steer (51) was a cybercrime expert in digital forays. He testified at the October trial that Imrie had stored 78 photos of deceased women on his phone and laptop.
Imrie attempted to set the Fife Islamic Centre on fire (pictured), but was found not guilty of plotting an attack during a trial
The court was also told that several symbols linked to ‘far right Nazism” were found on Imrie’s social media accounts. This included the 1488 symbol (pictured), which is believed to refer both to a passage from Hitler’s Mein Kampf, and the ‘Heil Hitler’.
He stated that several images showed sex activity between the corpses in some of them.
Jurors were told that his phone contained 67 photos of child exploitation.
Mr Steer said there were 17 photos classed as category A under the UK’s child abuse image database (CAID), which involves photos showing penetrative sex or sadist acts with an animal or a child, Mr Steer told the court.
Additionally, there were eight images in category B and 42 in category C.
The images in category B are those that show non-penetrative sexual activities with a child. Category C is for images that may include images of children’sexually modeling’.
On the same laptop recovered from Imrie’s bedroom there was a folder called ‘Hero’s’, which had sub-folders including one named Anders Breivik and Brenton Tarrant.
A recording was made by Imrie’s police officers on July 8, 2019, and it was played to the High Court at Edinburgh.
Police asked him what that meant. He said he was a “white nationalist”. When asked what this meant, the accused replied that he was a white nationalist.
Imrie claimed that he did not believe whites were superior to other races, but in court he said that he felt the Chinese were superior.
When it was suggested that he view white nationalism as a false viewpoint, he did not respond.
Giving evidence at the High Court in Edinburgh in October (pictured), Detective Constable Murray Cairns said several symbols associated with ‘far right Nazism’ were found on Imrie’s social media account
Jurors were informed by Imrie that he had made derogatory comments about minorities on Telegram’s messaging app Telegram. Imrie claimed that he was drunk.
Imrie laughed when asked about the visit to Fife Islamic Centre, which he threatened to blow down via Telegram.
The court was also told that several symbols related to ‘far right Nazism” were found on his social-media account.
Murray Cairns, Detective Constable, stated that one of the posts, “1488”, could be broken down into two sections.
According to him, the 14th numeral was related to Hitler’s Mein Kampf quote that stated “we must guarantee a better future for both our people” and “a better future for all white children”.
It is believed to be associated with neo-Nazi modern movements, according to the officer.
The number 88 was allegedly read as “HH” or “Heil Hitler”, with the numbers transposed to letters.