UAE courts jail man for joining Daesh

UAE courts jail man for joining Daesh
Above, an undated video grab shows the elusive Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi at an undisclosed location. (Al-Furqan Media/AFP)
Updated 14 May 2019
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UAE courts jail man for joining Daesh

UAE courts jail man for joining Daesh

DUBAI: UAE courts have jailed a man for joining Daesh and for pledging allegiance to the terror network’s leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi via Twitter, state news agency WAM reported.

The 21-year-old man, from the African island, Comoros, who was only identified by his initials A A A Z, was jailed for five years and fined $272,300.

The court also ordered the confiscation of all equipment used to commit the offenses.