A man accused of directing terrorism possessed a contact book containing important phone numbers of al Qaida members, a court has been told.
The book, belonging to Rangzieb Ahmed, was carried into the UK by an associate whose job was to allegedly help him in directing his al Qaeda activities.
The jury at Manchester Crown Court was told that covert surveillance recordings of the defendant in Dubai and Manchester would also help show that he was an important member of the terror organisation.
Rangzieb Ahmed, 33, of Fallowfield, Manchester admitted to the court that he was a member of Harakat-ul-Mujahideen, a proscribed terror group, but denies being a member of al Qaida.
He also denies directing terrorism between April 2004 and August 2006.
His co-defendant, Habib Ahmed, 28, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester also denies being a member of al Qaida.
Habib Ahmed, who is unrelated to Rangzieb, denied a charge that he attended a place for terrorist training between April and June 2006.
His wife, Mehreen Haji, 27, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester admits sending money to her husband while he was in Pakistan but denies knowing what the funds were allegedly being used for or suspecting the reason.
