A native of Tajikistan and a former university teacher in Australia, Abdusalom Odinazod, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for promoting terrorism on Youtube. This was reported on August 26 by the news portal ABCnews.
Odinazoda was found guilty of posting videos on his Youtube channel from January 2019 until his arrest in December 2020, in which he called on Muslims to overthrow the government and create a caliphate in Tajikistan. He also praised the Afghan Taliban and «Islamic State» militants.
At the trial, it was said that videos with calls for terrorism on the convict's channel scored 1.6 million views, 78% of which were views from Russia, and 12% – for users from Tajikistan.
54-year-old biochemist Abdusalom Odinazoda worked as a lecturer at the University of Western Australia in Perth for about 10 years. The scientist came to the attention of the Australian federal authorities in February 2020. After the first interrogations, Odinazoda promised to close his YouTube channel, but six months later he began posting videos on it again. Because of this, he was formally charged and sent to custody..
Earlier it was reported that Odinazoda pleaded guilty to inciting extremist attacks abroad. It was noted that, taking into account the period spent under arrest, Odinazoda could be released as early as August 2023.
