伦敦，10月2日电 - 英国警方周五表示，他们已起诉一名28岁男子，罪名是筹备恐怖主义行为，目标包括英国改革党领袖、民粹主义政治家奈杰尔·法拉奇。
LONDON, Oct 2 - British police said on Friday that they had charged a 28-year-old man with preparation of acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party.
警方和检方称，约书亚·凯里被指控在2024年5月至2026年7月期间筹备恐怖袭击。凯里预计将于周三出席伦敦威斯敏斯特治安法院的听证会。
Police and prosecutors said Joshua Kerry had been charged with preparing terrorist acts between May 2024 and July 2026. Kerry is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
反恐警务高级国家协调员维基·埃文斯在声明中说：‘我们已经进行了一项极其密集且复杂的调查一段时间了。’
"We have been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time," Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing Vicki Evans said in a statement.
法拉奇常被认为迫使英国就是否留在欧盟举行公投，十多年来一直是英国政坛最具影响力的人物之一。
Farage, often credited with forcing a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union, has been one of the most influential figures in British politics for more than a decade.
他的英国改革党在民调中一直领先，直到最近，由于党内资金指控和安迪·伯纳姆接任首相等因素共同作用，支持率有所下滑。
His Reform UK was leading in the polls until recently, when a combination of allegations over party funding and Andy Burnham taking over as prime minister has eroded support.
皇家检控署首席检察官弗兰克·弗格森表示：‘在仔细审查证据后，我们决定起诉约书亚·凯里，罪名是从事筹备恐怖袭击的行为。’
"Having carefully reviewed the evidence we have made the decision to prosecute Joshua Kerry for engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts," said Frank Ferguson, a chief crown prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service.