Jack Letts’ parents treated as terrorists for trying to save their son

Jack’s parents Sally and John were charged in 2016 for allegedly ‘funding terrorism’ after having tried to send their son money to escape ISIS and get out of Syria. Despite having permission from the British police to send these funds, a case was still brought against them. Over three years later they were found not guilty of two of the three charges, but were found guilty of having sent £223 ($378 Can) to a refugee family in Lebanon in 2015. The police argued that there had been ‘reasonable cause’ for them to suspect that this small sum could have been used to support terrorism. The judge stated in court that Sally and John were not terrorists, had never supported terrorism, and had acted only to save their son’s life.