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South Korean Student Charged with ISIS Terror Plot Faces 1-2 Years in Prison

Prosecutors seek 1-2 years in prison for a South Korean student who pledged allegiance to ISIS and planned a terror attack in Mozambique.

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South Korean prosecutors requested a prison sentence of 1 to 2 years for an 18-year-old university student accused of violating the Terrorist Prevention Act. [1] The Regional Court of Mönchengladbach sentenced a 35-year-old man to seven years in prison for attempted murder of his stepfather. [2] Prosecutors stated that although the defendant is a juvenile, acquiring bomb-making methods from the terrorist group indicates poor character quality. [3] The student testified that he planned to travel to Mozambique to carry out a terrorist attack against government forces. [4] The student, identified as A, is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS, viewing execution propaganda, and attempting to join the group as a foreign fighter. [5] After the knife blade broke, the defendant sprayed pepper spray into the victim's face and injured the victim's mother with pepper spray. [6] The attack occurred in Viersen when the defendant stabbed the sleeping 61-year-old victim with a butcher's knife, causing the blade to break. [7] The presiding judge stated that stabbing a person with a large knife while they are sleeping constitutes an act of intent to kill. [8]
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  1. South Korean prosecutors requested a prison sentence of 1 to 2 years for an 18-year-old university student accused of violating the Terrorist Prevention Act. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. The Regional Court of Mönchengladbach sentenced a 35-year-old man to seven years in prison for attempted murder of his stepfather. · DIE ZEIT
  3. Prosecutors stated that although the defendant is a juvenile, acquiring bomb-making methods from the terrorist group indicates poor character quality. · 매일경제South Korea
  4. The student testified that he planned to travel to Mozambique to carry out a terrorist attack against government forces. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. The student, identified as A, is accused of pledging allegiance to ISIS, viewing execution propaganda, and attempting to join the group as a foreign fighter. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. After the knife blade broke, the defendant sprayed pepper spray into the victim's face and injured the victim's mother with pepper spray. · DIE ZEIT
  7. The attack occurred in Viersen when the defendant stabbed the sleeping 61-year-old victim with a butcher's knife, causing the blade to break. · DIE ZEIT
  8. The presiding judge stated that stabbing a person with a large knife while they are sleeping constitutes an act of intent to kill. · DIE ZEIT
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