Authorities in France have sentenced two people who supported terrorists in Syria via cryptocurrency.
Sami Allem, of Algerian descent, and Abderrahman Cheikh, of Moroccan descent, were born at the end of last week. “they finance terrorism” He went to court in Paris.
According to local news sources, Allem died after his case was heard. three years in prison was sentenced. Cheikh was also sentenced to two years in prison.
French authorities arrested these two individuals in September 2020 during an operation to combat terrorism. French police arrested a total of 29 people at the time suspected of funding terrorists in Syria.
Allem and Cheihk to the terrorists in Syria Supporting crypto money between 2018-2020 He was a member of an organization. The approximate amount of cryptocurrencies sent to Syria for terrorism financing 280 thousand euros considered to be worth it.