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Illinois 'yout' gets 3 years for bid to join Islamic State
Mohammed Hamzah Khan had just been sentenced to a little more than three years in prison Friday for trying to fly overseas to join the Islamic State terrorism group when the judge told him to pay close attention to the way he'd just been treated under U.S. law.Though Khan had faced up to 15 years behind bars, he'd instead been given a remarkable second chance, U.S. District Judge John Tharp said. He was afforded his right to counsel, his family and friends were allowed to support him in court and federal authorities had agreed to provide resources for years to come to get his life back on track. It was the opposite of what he would have faced under Islamic State's brand of justice, Tharp said. Posted by: Steve White 2016-11-19 |
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