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| Eritrean Arrested For Aiding Terror Group |
| 2012-06-14 |
| International Crimes Unit arrest foreign national residing in Tel Aviv for alleged terror activity; say he served as terror group's 'fundraiser' Cleared for publication: The Police International Crimes Unit have incarcerated Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! an Eritrea ...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age. ... n national for alleged terror affiliation, Ynet learned Wednesday. Â Tel Aviv resident Kabari Gabriosus, 22, is suspected of raising money among the Eritrean migrant community and transferring it to a terrorist group, possibly based in the Sinai Peninsula. Â Police incarcerated Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! two more suspects along with Gabriosus: One was identified as a resident of Ramla and the other as a resident of Beit Zurif in the West Bank. Â The police said that Gabriosus' arrest was made possible following a lengthy, covert investigation. He was charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, terror affiliation, funding a terror group and money laundering. Â The latter charge, according to the police, is indicative of the large sums of money he delivered to his handlers. Â According to available information, Gabriosus came under suspicion in the course of police surveillance of several terror suspects in central Israel. Â Investigators believed he was serving as the group's "fundraiser" -- collecting money from various foreign nationals living in Tel Aviv, the greater Tel Aviv area and other cities in central Israel. Â According to the case file, Gabriosus enjoyed a certain standing with various criminal and terror elements in Sinai. Investigators also told the court that so far, he has not been cooperating with them. Â Gabriosus was arraigned by Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court: "The material submitted by the police so far presents sufficient evidence implicating the suspect in the acts attributed to him," Judge Shira Zamir said in her ruling. Â "After reviewing the case file, including its confidential addendums, it is clear to me that this extensive investigation is ongoing and that its sensitive nature requires various measures for it to be completed." Â Judge Zamir granted the police's motion and remanded the suspect until Sunday. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 I wonder if Israel has the stones to go after the individual donors as well, not just the bundler. The U.S. has never targeted individual donors--just the charities themselves that have funded jihad. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2012-06-14 07:06 |