ABU DHABI // An Emirati has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of joining ISIL and attempting to recruit young people to the terror network.
The man, whose initials were given as KSAS, travelled to Syria and received military training in camps in the war torn state.
He attempted to convince others to turn to extremism, Al Ittihad newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The Federal Supreme Court ordered the confiscation of all devices, tools, computers and photographic equipment found in his possession. He was ordered to pay all legal expenses related to the case.
The court heard another case that focused on the setting up and managing of social media accounts to harm the UAE’s relations with neighbouring countries.
The Emirati suspect, idenified as SMA, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment followed by three-years on probation. The court ordered the confiscation of a devices and said information and data relating to the crime must be deleted.
Judges also heard a third case, that also involvied Syria.
Emirati national AAAI was jailed for five years after being found to have sought to join ISIL in Syria. He tried to travel to Turkey to join training camps there, the supreme court heard. The court found he communicated with ISIL via social media accounts and other websites and expressed his desire to join the group. He also spread information and articles, video clips and photographs glorifying the organisation, defending its terrorist acts and inviting young people to join it, the court heard.
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