WASHINGTON – A Pakistani man has been sentenced to seven years in prisonin the US for attempting to provide material support and resources toJabhat al-Nusrah, an alias name for the terror group Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Basit Javed Sheikh, 39, of North Carolina was sentenced to 84 monthsimprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release. He had pleadedguilty to the charge in August and since he is not a natural born citizenof the US,he faces possible automatic removal from the country. Sheikh hadbeen living for years in the US as a legal permanent resident.
The affidavit to the complaint describes multiple Facebook postings by himin 2013, expressing support for Jahbat al-Nusrah. He posted articlesacknowledging that Jahbat al-Nusrah had been designated by the US as aterrorist group.
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As detailed within the affidavit, Sheikh utilized Facebook to propagate theviolent ideology of Islamic Extremism, US Attorney’s Office for the EasternDistrict of North Carolina said.
