A London-based couple, originally from Mauritius, today admitted to funding their nephew despite knowing that he was fighting in Syria for ISIS terrorists.
Mohammed and Nazimabee Golamaully pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey court to transferring 219 pounds to Zafirr Golamaully, who had travelled from his home in Mauritius to join the Islamic State (ISIS).
They will be sentenced on November 10.
Prosecutors told the court that before leaving Mauritius, Zafirr had spoken to his uncle on the messaging app Whatsapp asking for help to deceive his parents.
He agreed not to tell Zafirr's parents and their money transfer was only discovered during a police investigation into a worldwide network of terrorism funding, the BBC reported.
"Told them [parents] I'm going to get 'nursing' training and that I won't be available for next two weeks," Zafirr said in March 2014.
"The story of two weeks training sounds plausible prior to undertaking humanitarian aid," Mohammed, 48, replied.
Soon afterwards Zafirr was in Syria, fighting with ISIS, and attracting attention under the online alias Abu Hud, using social media to offer detailed instructions to others who wanted to travel to Syria.
"They taught us military stances, formations and weapons," he told his uncle.
The pair then discussed how to send money by Western Union transfer.
In another exchange, Zafirr said he might be going into battle soon in eastern Syria. His uncle reassured him that he would not say a word to his parents.
At the same time Mohammed was having secret chats with Zafirr's sister Lubnaa, telling his niece "to revolutionise the Islamic concept amongst our close relatives".
He told her that a speech by the leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was a "beautiful speech and very well worded. A truly scholarly style."
The couple were jointly charged earlier this year with one count of fundraising on or before August 13, 2014, contrary to Section 15 (3) of the UK's Terrorism Act 2000.
The Act defines a fundraising offence as inviting others to provide money or property, receiving money or property or providing money or property to be used for the purposes of terrorism.
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