{"id":13819,"date":"2015-07-21T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13819"},"modified":"2015-07-21T11:01:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:01:47","slug":"dutch-turkish-national-extradited-to-u-s-to-face-terrorism-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=13819","title":{"rendered":"Dutch-Turkish National Extradited to U.S. to Face Terrorism Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"courtroom_02\"<\/a>U.S. authorities extradited Irfan Demirtas, aka Nasrullah,<\/strong> 56, a dual Dutch-Turkish national who made his first court appearance on Monday.<\/p>\n

Demirtas was extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges alleging that he supported the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan<\/strong> or IMU, a designated foreign terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAccording to the allegations in the indictment, Demirtas provided material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a designated foreign terrorist organization, through his fundraising and recruiting activities,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin.<\/strong> \u201cCounterterrorism is the National Security Division\u2019s highest priority and we will continue to pursue justice against those who provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Dec. 8, 2011, Demirtas was charged in a sealed four-count indictment for conduct occurring from at least January 2006 through May 2008.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Demirtas was charged with the following crimes:<\/p>\n

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  • Providing material support to terrorists, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison<\/li>\n
  • Providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison<\/li>\n
  • Receiving military-type training from a terrorist organization, which carries a 10-year prison sentence<\/li>\n
  • Using or carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, which carries up to a mandatory 30-year prison sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    IMU is a militant Islamic group acting as an armed insurgency against the legitimate government of Afghanistan and its allies, including the U.S. military, officials said.<\/p>\n

    Demirtas was a resident of the Netherlands. He was appointed by the IMU as its European-based fundraiser. He was responsible for raising funds and recruiting fighters for the IMU.<\/p>\n

    His activities allegedly took place in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jordan, the Netherlands, France and elsewhere outside the United States, officials allege.<\/p>\n

    In January 2015, \u00a0Demirtas was arrested in Germany based on a red notice that had been issued on these charges. He was extradited to the United States on July 17.<\/p>\n

    The indictment was unsealed Monday.<\/p>\n

    Demirtas is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n

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