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German Court Convicts Imam for Seeking IS Recruits
Source: Associated Press
German Court Convicts Imam for Seeking IS Recruits
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — Jun 14, 2016, 9:49 AM ET
A Berlin court has sentenced an imam to 2 ½ years in prison for a video and interview glorifying the Islamic State group and for seeking recruits for the extremist organization.
The Berlin district court on Tuesday convicted the 30-year-old, identified only as Gadzhimurad K. in line with German privacy rules, of soliciting members or supporters for a foreign terrorist organization and of condoning crimes.
The court said that the defendant posted a video in January 2015 in which he paid homage to IS and called on people to join its fight. It said he also gave a Russian-language online magazine an interview in which he sought to justify grisly killings by the group.
It said he used his "authority built up over years" among Russian-speaking extremists to seek recruits.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — Jun 14, 2016, 9:49 AM ET
A Berlin court has sentenced an imam to 2 ½ years in prison for a video and interview glorifying the Islamic State group and for seeking recruits for the extremist organization.
The Berlin district court on Tuesday convicted the 30-year-old, identified only as Gadzhimurad K. in line with German privacy rules, of soliciting members or supporters for a foreign terrorist organization and of condoning crimes.
The court said that the defendant posted a video in January 2015 in which he paid homage to IS and called on people to join its fight. It said he also gave a Russian-language online magazine an interview in which he sought to justify grisly killings by the group.
It said he used his "authority built up over years" among Russian-speaking extremists to seek recruits.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/german-court-convicts-imam-seeking-recruits-39843771
