Tuesday, January 27, 2015

‘Syriëganger’ Umar H. gets 1.5 years in prison – NU.nl

'Syriëganger' Umar H. gets 1.5 years in prison – NU.nl

According to the court he wanted to join the international jihad, he participated in a training for terrorism and he has been guilty of sedition.

This is the first case in which the Dutch court on participate and contribute to pronounce terrorism, the court announces itself. The statement was made for safety in the high-security courtroom in Amsterdam-Osdorp.

The man from Amsterdam is actually convicted of preparations for a terrorist act, sedition and preparing an explosion and arson.

This is the first time that a defendant appealed convicted uitreisplannen to join the jihad in Syria. H. was previously at the court in Rotterdam a year in prison, four months suspended

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Jihadist videos

The police found in the arrest of H. in March 2012 at his home in Amsterdam 10 meters detonation cord, 1 kilo of aluminum and ten DVDs that 151 Jihadist movies.

He continued as justice jihadist videos on the internet. There he also set include the following text: ” The Islamic way of life can not be protected without the willingness of people to lay down their lives for this. The most appreciated act is fighting on the path of Allah. ”



Terrorist crime

The court finds this evidence that H. had the intention of the knowledge gained to create a explosive to be used for a terrorist offense in Syria. ” Terrorist offenses among the most serious category of offenses. Terrorism affects public order and security and stability of society. Society must be protected against. ”

The court has to impose the punishment does take into account the “young age” of the suspect. The fact that he has no criminal record, is taken into account.



Faster

Spokesperson of the Public Prosecutor, Charles Wiegant, emphasized that the condemnation of H. result that the OM much may occur faster when a terrorist threat.

The court finds that the acquisition of knowledge is a form of training for terrorism. Until now, training and the acquisition of knowledge not punishable. ” It searching for how to become a good jihadist, is punishable ” concludes Wiegant

By:. ANP

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