美国女子在叙利亚接受ISIS军事训练被定罪：Brooklyn联邦陪审团裁定27岁Halima Salman有罪
美国司法部10月27日宣布，纽约州纽约市 Brooklyn 联邦法院陪审团裁定27岁美国公民 Halima Salman 在叙利亚接受恐怖组织「伊斯兰国」（ISIS）军事训练的罪名成立。Salman 是 Brooklyn 前居民，又名「Umm Khattab al-Muhajir」，案件经为期两周的审判、由联邦地区法官 Natasha C. Merle 主审。
据司法部公布的庭审证据，2016年9月至10月，Salman 的父母带着她与八名兄弟姐妹离开美国，最终抵达 ISIS 在叙利亚控制的地区。2016年底至2017年初，18岁的 Salman 在叙利亚嫁给一名 ISIS 战斗人员，并自愿寻求军事训练，获 ISIS 授权携带弹药与突击步枪；她完成训练的证明文件后来在其丈夫的手机中被发现，手机中还有她以 ISIS 旗帜为背景的照片，以及她挥舞 AK-47 步枪的视频。
司法部国家安全事务助理部长 John A. Eisenberg 表示：「ISIS 犯下的暴行，包括大规模处决、性奴役和系统性恐吓平民，是我们这个时代最严重的罪行之一。没有任何借口可以与这样一个组织结盟或接受其军事训练。」纽约东区联邦检察官 Joseph Nocella Jr. 表示，裁决使 Salman 为与恐怖组织结盟承担责任，该办公室将继续起诉支持 ISIS 的人。联邦调查局（FBI）反恐部门助理主任 Jarod Brown 说，距 Salman 在叙利亚寻求 ISIS 军事训练已近十年，「今天正义得到伸张」。
本案由 FBI 纽约外勤处调查，纽约东区助理联邦检察官 Adam Amir 与 Amanda Shami 负责起诉。司法部本次公告未公布量刑日期与刑期上限。
American Woman Convicted of Receiving Military Training From ISIS in Syria: Brooklyn Jury Finds Halima Salman, 27, Guilty
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 27 that a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, convicted Halima Salman, 27, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Brooklyn, of receiving military-type training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in Syria. Salman, also known as "Umm Khattab al-Muhajir," was convicted after a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Natasha C. Merle.
As proven at trial, in September and October 2016, Salman's parents traveled with her and her eight siblings out of the United States, ultimately destined for ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. In late 2016 or early 2017, Salman, then 18, was married to an ISIS fighter in Syria, where she voluntarily sought military-type training and received authorization to carry ammunition and an assault rifle from ISIS. A document certifying that she successfully completed the training was found on her husband's cellphone after it was recovered from the battlefield; the device also held photos of Salman with an ISIS flag in the background and a video showing her brandishing an AK-47 rifle.
"The atrocities committed by ISIS, including mass executions, sexual slavery, and the systematic terrorizing of civilian populations, represent some of the gravest crimes of our time," said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. "There is simply no excuse for aligning with or receiving military training from an organization responsible for such suffering." U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. for the Eastern District of New York said the verdict holds Salman accountable for joining forces with a terrorist organization. Jarod Brown, Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, said it has been nearly a decade since Salman sought military training from ISIS in Syria and "today justice has been served."
The case was investigated by the FBI New York Field Office and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam Amir and Amanda Shami for the Eastern District of New York. The Justice Department announcement did not state a sentencing date or the statutory maximum penalty.
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