Cousin of Brussels terror suspect sentenced to prison on terror charges

(Brussels Times) A family member of Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect in the Brussels and Paris terror attacks, has been convicted on terror charges and handed a suspended prison sentence.

A criminal court in Liège handed Abrini’s cousin, an unidentified 24-year-old woman, a 3-year suspended prison sentence and ordered her to pay a fine of €8,000; the latter sentence was also suspended.

The court’s sentence came on charges of participating in the activities of a terror organisation, La Dernière Heure reports.

The woman was detained in the Greek island of Corfou, from which she was attempting to reach Syria in August 2017.

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