Singapore Jails Indonesian Maid for Funding ISIS-linked Group
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Asharq Al-Awsat
An Indonesian maid was jailed for two years in Singapore Thursday for giving money to an ISIS-linked terror outfit blamed for a string of attacks in her home country. The affluent city-state is home to over 250,000 maids from neighboring Indonesia, and has seen a string of cases where foreign domestic helpers have allegedly been radicalized. Anindia Afiyantari donated Sg$130 (US$94) last year to charities used as fronts by Indonesia-based Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), described by prosecutors as among "the most dangerous terrorist organizations" in Southeast Asia. It has been blamed for attacks, including the stabbing of President Joko Widodo's chief security minister Wiranto and deadly suicide bombings at several churches. "The actions of the accused on plotting to finance terrorist acts... strike the very heart of Singapore's harmony," Agence France Presse quoted prosecutors as saying, according to court documents. The 33-year-old -- who earned Sg$600 a month -- was introduced to radical teachings by other Indonesian domestic helpers in Singapore. As well as donating to charities, she uploaded videos of bombings and killings by ISIS on Facebook and created new accounts when her posts were blocked, prosecutors said.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2164206/singapore-jails-indonesian-maid-funding-isis-linked-group
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