DUBAI (Sputnik) — Mohammed Hashemi, a UAE national, who proclaimed himself the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group's leader in the country, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting terrorist attacks in Abu Dhabi, local media reported Monday.
According to The National newspaper, Hashemi, 34, has been sentenced by the country's Federal Supreme Court to life in prison for a number of terror offenses, including preparations to blow up Yas Marina Circuit, the venue for the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix, and an Ikea shop. In addition, Hashemi was accused of plotting an assassination, making bombs and financing Al Qaeda, according to the media outlet.
In July 2015, the UAE authorities executed Hashemi's wife for killing a US nursery teacher at Boutik Mall on Reem Island. Hashemi was arrested on November 21, 2014.
The UAE is part of the US-led coalition, which has been bombing IS positions in Syria and Iraq since 2014. The Islamic State is a terrorist group outlawed in the United States, Russia and numerous other countries.
