Pakistani physician will get 18-year sentence in US for offering supplies to ISIS
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani physician residing within the US was sentenced to 18 years in jail for making an attempt to offer materials assist to ISIS.
An announcement by the US Justice Division learn, “A Rochester man was sentenced at present to 216 months in jail, equal to 18 years, adopted by 5 years of supervised launch for making an attempt to offer materials assist to a overseas terrorist organisation.”
In keeping with the Justice Division, the Pakistani physician, recognized as Muhammad Masood (31), travelled from Rochester to Minneapolis-St. Paul Worldwide Airport (MSP) to board a flight sure for Los Angeles, California. Upon arrival at MSP, Masood checked in for his flight and was subsequently arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Job Pressure.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork, Masood is a licensed physician in Pakistan and was previously employed as a analysis coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, beneath an H-1B visa.
“Between January 2020 and March 2020, Masood used an encrypted messaging software to facilitate his journey abroad to affix a terrorist group. Masood made a number of statements about his need to affix the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), and he pledged his allegiance to the designated terrorist group and its chief. Masood additionally expressed his need to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist assaults in the USA,” the assertion learn.
“On February 21, 2020, Masood bought a aircraft ticket from Chicago, Illinois, to Amman, Jordan, and from there deliberate to journey to Syria. On March 16, 2020, Masood’s journey plans modified as a result of Jordan closed its borders to incoming journey as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Masood then agreed to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to satisfy up with a person who he believed would help him with journey by way of cargo ship to ship him to ISIS territory,” it added.
Final yr, on August 16, Masood pleaded responsible to the fees that he was booked beneath for making an attempt to offer materials assist to a delegated overseas terrorist organisation.
Masood was sentenced on August 25 earlier than Senior Choose Paul A Magnuson. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Job Pressure investigated the case.
Assistant US Legal professional Andrew R. Winter for the District of Minnesota and Trial Legal professional Dmitriy Slavin Nationwide Safety Division’s Counterterrorism Part prosecuted the case.
