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Britain convicts Mashudur Choudhury of a terrorism offense in Syria
He was found guilty of conduct in preparation of terrorist attacks
Choudhury pleaded not guilty
He has not yet been sentenced
For the first time, Britain has convicted someone of a terrorism offense related to the Syrian civil war.
Mashudur Choudhury, 31, was convicted of engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist attacks, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
A father of two, Choudhury traveled to Syria in October with the intention of joining a terrorist training camp, the UK’s Press Association reported.
“At times in his discussions with others the defendant described his intention to become a martyr,” prosecutor Alison Morgan told the jury during the two-week trial, the association reported.
In one text message, his wife wrote him, “Go die in battlefield. Go die, I really mean it just go. I’ll be relieved. At last. At last,” the Press Association said.
Choudhury pleaded not guilty.
He will be sentenced June 13.
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