Awso Peshdary was sentenced to 14 years, but is being credited with time served.
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Peshdary, who has been in jail since his arrest, entered court Thursday afternoon with his feet shackled, wearing a black suit with a white shirt.“I understand that the full scope of my involvement in extremism has had a plethora of negative impacts, the smallest of which is that it undermined the fabric of safety, built by the general population,” he said.
His lawyer, Solomon Friedman, said Peshdary completed programs and underwent counselling while in custody. Friedman also submitted a forensic psychiatrist’s assessment detailing his rehabilitation to the court.“I don’t think anybody would want to be defined by their ideology that they began when they were 16 years old,” he said.
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