An Abu Dhabi court sentenced a Filipino man to 10 years in prison for disseminating the Islamic State terrorist group propaganda on social media accounts, Emirati media reported on Thursday.
The Filipino man, identified as Hassan D A A, 30, who served as a household worker, was found guilty of joining the terrorist group and creating seven social media accounts — five on Facebook and two more on Twitter and Telegram messenger — to promote terrorists’ activities, The National news outlet reported. He had also urged people to support the group financially.
The court also fined the man $545,000 and ruled to deport him to his home country at the end of his sentence.
