Aine Davis: Fourth alleged Isis ‘Beatle’ charged with terrorism offences after being extradited from Turkey

A man alleged to be the fourth member of the Isis terror cell dubbed the ‘Beatles’ has been charged with terrorism offences after returning to the UK.

Aine Leslie Davis was arrested by the Met’s counter-terrorism squad at Luton Airport, after returning to the UK on a flight from Turkey yesterday (Wednesday, August 10).

The 38-year-old, of no fixed address, had spent more than six years in a Turkish jail.

He has been charged with offences contrary to sections 15, 17 and 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

Two of the charges are over allegedly funding terrorism between January 13 and 16 201.

The charged is for the alleged possession of a firearm for terrorist purposes between July 2013 and January 2014.

And it follows an an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.

A CPS spokesperson said: “The CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Aine Leslie Junior Davis for terrorism offences in 2014, and after being deported to England by Turkish authorities, he has been arrested at Luton airport following his return to the UK.

“Mr Davis, 38, has been charged with terrorism offences and possession of a firearm for a purpose connected with terrorism

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Davis are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.”

On his arrival last night, Davis, initially from Hammersmith, was taken to a south London police station, and later charged.

He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later this morning, Thursday, August 11.

The “Beatles” cell was reportedly made up of four members - all thought to have grown up in west London - who volunteered to fight for Isis in Syria and guarded Western hostages.

They were named after the Fab Four because of their English accents.

US authorities have said the group killed 27 hostages, beheading several of them.

The most famous member was Mohammed Emwazi, nicknamed Jihadi John by the media, who appeared on Isis hostage videos.

The group’s actions allegedly resulted in the deaths of British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning, four US hostages - journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig - and Japanese journalists Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto.

Emwazi was killed in Syria in 2015, and two other group members are in custody in the US after being captured in Syria in 2018.

Alexanda Kotey, also of London, is serving a life sentence and El Shafee Elsheikh is due to be sentenced this month in the US after being convicted in April.