Uzbek student gets 16 months in prison for funding terrorist group in Syria
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15, 2 of them from South Korea.
An Uzbek national who sent money to a terrorist organization in Syria while staying in South Korea has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to legal sources on Sunday. The Seoul Central District Court found the defendant guilty of violating the Act on Counter-Terrorism for the Protection of Citizens and Public Security, ordering him to also pay 1.25 million won ($935). The defendant had been studying at a Korean university’s language institute on a D-4-1 visa when he sent money to Ka
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Who reported it
2 outlets from South Korea, where the story is: Yonhap, The Korea Herald · how we count
- Nov 15, 7:05 AM UTCFirst reportUzbek national sentenced to 16 months for funding Syria-based terrorist groupen.yna.co.kr ↗
- Nov 15, 9:03 AM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisUzbek student gets 16 months in prison for funding terrorist group in Syriakoreaherald.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 9:03 AM UTC · +2 h
[Claude] Both reports describe the same sentencing of an Uzbek national for funding a Syria-based terrorist group in South Korea, with no conflicting facts.
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