London: A British jihadi who faked his death while fighting in Syria to avoid detection on return to UK, has been given 12 years sentence by a London court.
During his trial, Imran, who worked in an immigrant detention centre admitted prepararing for acts of terrorism, attending a training camp and possessing firearms.
Khwaja, an amateur bodybuilder from London spent half of the last year for training in Syria's civil war. He also posted a video footage showing him holding several human heads.
The presiding judge Jeremy Baker at Woolwich crown court handed him a 17 year extended sentence. Other than a 12 year custodial term, he will have to report to police for another five years. He has to spend at least 8 years in prison.
The judge called the 27 year old Imran a willing and enthusiastic participant in jihad.
Khwaja traveled to Syria in January last year and joined a group Rayat Al-Tawheed that later aligned with ISIS. He also appeared in one of the group's promotional videos, “Five-Star Jihad”, portraying the daily life at the training camp.
He was later announced dead by the group on social media. The police believe that it was an attempt so his entry in the country goes undetected.
