UK Court Finds Man Guilty Of Using Bitcoin To Help Daesh Terrorists Flee Detention In Syria
July 7, 2021, 2:15 am

UK Court Finds Man Guilty Of Using Bitcoin To Help Daesh Terrorists Flee Detention in Syria

Sputnik reported that Britain's counter-terrorism police announced on Tuesday Birmingham Crown Court has found 28-year-old Hisham Chaudhary of Leicestershire, UK, guilty of using Bitcoin to help fund Daesh* terrorists, encouraging armed jihad, and paying smugglers to free Daesh adherents from Syrian detention camps.

Jurors gave him four counts of spreading terrorist materials and two counts of entering a financial arrangement in violation of anti-terror regulations.

Chaudhary was detained in November 2019 after an investigation backed by Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands and Leicestershire Police, according to the statement. Detectives have uncovered significant evidence to prove Chaudhary was a "trusted and active member of the banned terrorist group, one that not only subscribed to their ideology, but also immersed himself in supporting their activities and creating and spreading propaganda on their behalf."

Financial investigators also discovered that Chaudhary had purposefully honed his understanding and usage of Bitcoin to collect and move thousands of pounds, paying smugglers to free Daesh members held in Syrian detention facilities.

"Proscribed organizations present a very real risk to our security, to the safety of communities both in the UK and overseas. Anyone demonstrating support for such a group, in any form, will be prosecuted without exception," he added. "Despite the weight of the evidence against him, Hisham Chaudhary has tried to present himself as a humanitarian. He is in fact a terrorist and has been recognized as such by the jury today."

Chaudhary has been remanded in jail until September 3, when he will be sentenced.

Source: Sputnik

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