ABU DHABI: A United Arab Emirates court on Monday ruled a Pakistani national to 10 years of jail-time for financing terrorist organisations –Islamic State and al Qaeda, local media reported.
The court also convicted the defendant on charges of supporting the Islamic State on social media. “Prosecutors said he was inspired by the terrorist group’s ideology,” it added.
A news agency also confirmed that an “Arab national was convicted of planning a terrorist act and creating online accounts to promote Daesh [IS]” and was jailed for 10 years.
Authorities in the Gulf state have enacted anti-terror legislation – including the death penalty and harsher jail terms for crimes linked to religious hatred and extremist groups.
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