Money was the main driving force behind a man who was charged with cyberterrorism for spreading misleading information about the Southport attack, according to Pakistani police.
The police named Farhan Asif, 32, as the suspect. He was charged the day after being taken into custody in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday.
Asif was arrested after an ITV News investigation found his links to Channel3Now, a website that disseminated erroneous information about the teenager accused of killing three young girls and injuring ten others with a knife attack in Southport last month.
Asif’s home address in Lahore was verified, and Channel3Now—which regularly posts inflated news reports—was taken down. Channel3Now presents itself as an American television network.
Asif allegedly said there were four employees at the place, but police confirmed to ITV News that he was the only one.
