{
  "id": 20136834,
  "title": "Uzbek national sentenced to 16 months for funding Syria-based terrorist group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/uzbek-national-sentenced-to-16-months-for-funding-syria-based-20136834",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T07:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261115/uzbek-national-sentenced-to-16-months-for-funding-syria-based-terrorist-group"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Uzbek national residing in South Korea has been handed a 16-month prison sentence by the Seoul Central District Court. The defendant was found guilty of violating anti-terrorism laws by sending money to an Islamic extremist group based in Syria. The court also ordered the defendant to reimburse 1.25 million won, the exact amount transferred six times to an account controlled by a member of the KTJ group, Khatiba Jama at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad. This group is designated by the UN as a terrorist organization, linked to deadly attacks in China and Russia in 2016 and 2017. The Uzbek national entered South Korea on a student visa for language studies and was present in the country when contacted by the KTJ member. According to the court, the defendant knowingly funded a terrorist organization.",
  "summary": "An Uzbek national in Korea has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for sending funds to a terrorist group based in Syria, legal sources said Sunday. The Seoul Central District Court recently handed down the sentence to the defendant after finding the Uzbek national guilty of violating the anti-terrorism law. The court also ordered the defendant to pay 1.25 million won ($936) — the same amount…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Uzbek national sentenced to 16 months for funding Syria-based terrorist group",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/uzbek-national-sentenced-to-16-months-for-funding-syria-based",
        "published": "2026-11-15T06:36:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}