A Spanish court has acquitted Aditya Verma, a British-Indian man, of public disorder charges after he made a joke about being a member of the Taliban and planning to blow up a flight from London’s Gatwick to Menorca in 2022. Verma made the joke in a private Snapchat group, and UK security services flagged it to Spanish authorities. The judge ruled that no explosive was found, and the message was made in a private environment. Verma faced arrest and a fine if found guilty. The key question was how the message got out, considering Snapchat is an encrypted app.
British-Indian Man Acquitted in Spanish Court Over Taliban Joke on Snapchat
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