A Bangladeshi national was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail on Monday in Singapore for allegedly financing terrorist group involved in the Syrian Civil War.
The 27-year-old convicted youth, Ahmed Faysal, came to Singapore to works as a construction worker. He was earning between S$900 and S$1,200 monthly, reports Channel News Asia.
The news agency said the Bangladeshi national supported militant groups in Syria, making multiple Facebook accounts to publish pro-jihadist posts and buying knives to be "ready for jihad".
“However, he did not intend to use the weapons in Singapore, as he wanted to stay out of trouble and continue supporting his family in Bangladesh by working here,” the agency said.
“Between February and October 2020, he made 15 fund transfers totalling about S$892 to "fund-raising campaigns" that he had grounds to believe would go to the terrorist entity Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS),” according to the report.