London barber who received Covid grants sent £25k to IS fighter, court told

Tarek Namouz accused of making at least seven money transfers to Islamic State fighter last year

A barber who received taxpayer-funded Covid grants allegedly sent 25,000 to an Islamic State fighter in Syria, a court heard.

Tarek Namouz, 43, is accused of making at least seven transfers to Yahya Ahmed Alia between November 2020 and May 2021 so Alia could buy weapons and explosives to commit terror attacks in Syria.