(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (KUNA) -- A citizen of Kazakhstan, Akhror Saidakhmetov, who resides in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years imprisonment "for conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization," the so-called Islamic State (IS), the Department of Justice announced.
Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Bridget Rhode noted that the defendant "was held accountable for attempting to travel to Syria to wage violent jihad on behalf of (IS) and his intention to kill law enforcement officers in the United States if unable to reach Syria." "We will continue to work closely with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York to disrupt those trying to support foreign terrorist organizations here or abroad and to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law," she stressed.
According to previous court filings, in 2015, Saidakhmetov purchased a ticket to travel from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Istanbul, Turkey. While at airport, he received about USD 1,600 from a coconspirator to cover his expenses, including the purchase of a firearm after his arrival in Syria to join (IS).
Saidakhmetov was arrested while attempting to board the flight to Turkey.
Following completion of his sentence, Saidakhmetov will be removed from the US. (end) si.ibi
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