Aine Davis, 39, sentenced to eight years for firearms possession and fundraising for ‘terrorism’.
A British man who joined ISIL (ISIS) in Syria has been jailed for “terrorism” offences.
Aine Davis, 39, was sentenced on Monday to eight years in jail after pleading responsible to firearms possession and fundraising for “terrorism”, London’s Metropolitan Police stated.
“Davis arranged for a large sum of money to be smuggled from the UK to fund the terrorist activities of Daesh – a group he had travelled to Syria to join,” Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, stated in a press release.
“It has been nearly 10 years since Davis committed these crimes and I hope this case sends a message that we will relentlessly pursue and seek to prosecute anyone involved in terrorism both in the UK and abroad, no matter how much time has passed.”
ISIL gained notoriety for its ugly strategies and its recruits from around the globe, together with many Western international locations.
Davis has been linked by captives to the ISIL cell generally known as the “Beatles” due to its members’ English accents.
The cell helped guard international prisoners in Syria and allegedly kidnapped international journalists and assist staff, beheading some hostages from the USA.
Davis, who was deported to the UK after being convicted of ISIL membership in Turkey, has constantly denied any involvement with the cell.
Two different members of the English-speaking cadre, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, have been given life sentences in the USA.
Talking at London’s Outdated Bailey court docket on Monday, Choose Mark Lucraft sentenced Davis to serve six years for firearms possession and two years for terror funding.
“It is clear you have been with fighters in Syria and that you were not there for lawful purposes,” Lucraft stated to Davis.
“I make it clear I am sentencing you for the offences on the indictment and for nothing else,” he added.
Davis’s lawyer Mark Summers apologised to the Syrian individuals on behalf of his shopper, saying his presence and that of the teams he related to had “caused more harm than good” within the nation.