A Woodbridge man is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria for aiding a Pakistani terrorist group by making a video that was intended to support its jihad, court records show.
Pakistani native Jubair Ahmad, 24, pleaded guilty in December to providing matetrial support or resources to terrorists.
Ahmad admitted to posting a video that would be used by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. The organization focuses on attacks on India, especially the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Ahmad had communicated with Talha Saeed, the son of LeT leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. In September 2010, Ahmad prepared a video at the request of Talha Saeed and uploaded it to a YouTube account. Ahmad had reason to believe LeT would use it to promote jihad, according to a court document.
Ahmad’s lawyer filed papers stating that he should receive a sentence of two years in prison, saying he did not commit an act of violence or attempt to do so, and he cooperated with the government’s investigation.
Lawyers for the U.S. government, however, are arguing that Ahmad receive a sentence of 15 years in prision.
While posting the video was not a violent act, Ahmad intended the video to “inspire others to engage in violent acts” and draw recruits so the group could continue its conflict with the Indian goverment, according to prosecutors.
