Prosecutors accuse man of helping militias

German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged an Iraqi man with membership of a terrorist organization for allegedly raising and sending funds to Islamic militants in Iraq.

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Federal prosecutors said they charged the man, identified as Ferhad Kanabi A., alias Kawa H, on Jan. 23 with being a member of Ansar al-Islam, a radical Islamic group whose members are fighting U.S. and allied forces in Iraq.

The 34-year-old Munich resident is suspected of collecting and transferring money for Ansar al-Islam in seven cases since 2004.

The charges were filed with the same state court in Munich that last month convicted an Iraqi Kurd of being a member of Ansar al-Islam and sentenced him to seven years in jail.

It was not immediately clear when Ferhad Kanabi A. would go on trial, reports the AP.

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