Uzbek student gets 16 months in prison for funding terrorist group in Syria

An Uzbek national who sent money to a terrorist organization in Syria while staying in South Korea has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to legal sources on Sunday. The Seoul Central District Court found the defendant guilty of violating the Act on Counter-Terrorism for the Protection of Citizens and Public Security, ordering him to also pay 1.25 million won ($935). The defendant had been studying at a Korean university’s language institute on a D-4-1 visa when he sent money to Ka

Source: The Korea Herald