During operational measures carried out in cooperation between the State Security Service and the Internal Affairs bodies, criminal activities related to the financing of terrorism were halted. This was reported by the SSS.
It was noted that eight citizens born between 1987 and 1998, residing in Tashkent city, Samarkand, Bukhara, Andijan, and Fergana regions, had transferred funds to a person connected with the "Ghuraba Katiba" terrorist organization in Syria.
According to investigation materials, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, Abdulmuhsin Usmanov, operating on social networks under the pseudonym "Sa'd Mukhtar," collected charitable funds under the pretext of helping suffering Muslims in Palestine. However, it was determined that the collected funds were actually used for the needs of terrorist structures in Syria.
In accordance with the court verdict, seven of the individuals found guilty in the criminal case were sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 3 to 8 years. Another person was sentenced to 4 years and 4 months of restricted liberty.
Let us remind that, according to Article 155-3 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the crime of financing terrorism carries a penalty of up to 15 years of imprisonment.
The State Security Service urges citizens not to trust suspicious charity appeals on social networks and emphasizes the need to verify the legality and source of charitable campaigns before transferring funds.
