The manifesto of Christchurch killer Brenton Tarrant was found in the bedroom of a Fife man accused of plotting a terror attack on a local mosque.
Police recovered the document along with an assortment of bladed weapons during a pre-dawn raid on Sam Imrie’s home in Glenrothes.
Search teams also spotted two swastikas drawn on the wall of his walk-in wardrobe.
Imrie, 24, has gone on trial accused of posting statements on social media platform Telegram in July, 2019 that indicated he was planning to livestream an attack on the Fife Islamic Centre in Glenrothes.
He is accused of “glorifying” atrocities committed by Tarrant – who broadcast his March 2019 massacre at two mosques in New Zealand – and Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik.
Imrie is alleged to have prepared for an attack by acquiring an “arsenal” of weapons and posting about his plans on social media platform Telegram.
Prosecutors say he attended at the mosque to make “observations” and recordings, while in possession of a petrol canister.
He also faces allegations of fire-raising, as well as possession of child abuse images and extreme pornography – including an image involving a corpse.
Imrie, listed as a prisoner at HMP Perth, denies all the charges.
Axe, knife and rifle scope found
Detective Constable Colin Fitzsimmons, of Glasgow’s Organised Crime and Counter-terrorism unit, told the trial officers attended at Imrie’s home in Glenrothes just after 2am on July 6, 2019.
He said Imrie was escorted out of his home in handcuffs, wearing just pyjamas and trainers, by an armed officer.
He was arrested and taken to Police Scotland’s terrorist unit in Govan.
DC Fitzsimmons, 48, said Imrie was cooperative and appeared to be sober.
Among the items found in his room were several knifes, a hammer, a rifle scope and blades that looked like credit cards.
Police also recovered a black rucksack containing an axe, black-handled knife and a torch.
Right-wing slogans explained
Detective Constable Kevin Paterson told the trial a sovereign ring was found on a desk in Imrie’s room.
“It had a circular design,” he said.
“I’ve seen the design before on extreme right-wing propaganda.
“I believe it’s called a black sun.”
He said that two swastikas had been drawn in blue chalk in a walk-in wardrobe.
The number ‘1488’ was also scrawled on the wall.
Asked by prosecutor Lisa Gillespie QC what was significant about the number, DC Paterson said the ‘14’ referred to a 14-word white supremacist slogan.
”H is the eighth letter of the alphabet,” he said.
“88 refers to Heil Hitler. I’ve seen this before in other right-wing inquiries.”
A scrap of paper found in the room appeared to show passwords for various accounts.
One of the passwords was “lonewolf1”.
Jurors were shown photos of various weapons found in the room, as well as a page from Tarrant’s manifesto.
Asked if he recognised the name Brenton Tarrant, DC Paterson said: “Yes, he committed a massacre at Christchurch mosques in New Zealand.”
More material recovered from car
Inside Imrie’s Ford Fiesta, which prosecutors claim he used to visit the mosque on July 4, officers found a petrol canister and a spout on the passenger seat footwell, along with another knife.
Jurors heard 99 indecent images of children were found on an iPhone, Apple Mac and USB stick found in Imrie’s room.
The USB stick also had six examples of “extreme pornography” featuring a human corpse.
The trial, before Lord Mulholland, continues.
