French court jails woman who sent money to son killed in Syria
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PARIS - A French court on Thursday found a mother-of-three guilty of financing terrorism after she sent money abroad to her radicalized son who later traveled to fight in Syria, sentencing her to two years in jail.
In a case which could set precedent in France, Nathalie Haddadi, 42, a non-practicing Muslim living in eastern France, said at no point had she known her son, Belabbas Bounaga, would use the money to fight alongside Islamist militants.
But the judge said she was lying.
"Without your substantial help, he would not have been able to reach Syria so easily and fight with Islamic State," the judge told Haddadi. "You financed a terrorist organization."
