UAE citizen sentenced to 10 years in prison for joining IS

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-25 04:53:31|Editor: yan
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DUBAI, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The federal supreme court in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sentenced on Monday a UAE citizen to 10 years in prison for joining the Islamic State terrorist organization, state news agency WAM reported.

The court also put the 21-year-old convict on the observation list.

The young citizen was sentenced to only one year in prison before, a verdict challenged by the State Security Prosecutor who referred the case to the federal court.

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