Man gets 80 years in jail for terror activities

Man gets 80 years in jail for terror activities

A 27-year-old Kenyan man found guilty of seven terrorism charges has been sentenced to 80 years in prison.

Abdirazak Muktar, a father of one, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for the first count of giving support to commission terror activities and another 10 years for each of the other six counts. The sentences will run concurrently.

Adirazak Mukatar, who has been in prison cells for two years since he was arrested, had been found with eight grenades in his car, also recovered from his phone were videos and audios used for radicalization.

Other articles, which were in his possession, were Samantha Louise Lewthwaite and Osama bin Laden pictures.

The court found out that most audios in his custody were urging Muslims to join Al Shabaab in order to fight for their rights.

When sentencing him, Milimani Principal Magistrate, Joyce Gandani, noted that terrorism activities have dearly cost Kenyans lives and economic status, and had to join government in fight against terror activities by sending him to jail to serve as an example for other youths who might have thought of joining any other militia group.

Abdirazak has been given 14 days for right of appeal.

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