23-year-old defendant in Ga. terrorism videotaping trial set to call on relatives to testify

Ga. terrorism defendant to call on family at trial

ATLANTA —The trial of a 23-year-old man charged with aiding terror groups abroad is expected to continue in Atlanta as the defendant calls relatives to testify in his defense.

Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (Sah-DEE-kee) is charged with sending homemade videos of Washington-area landmarks to overseas terrorists. Prosecutors also say he journeyed to Bangladesh to pursue “violent jihad.”

Sadequee is representing himself. The U.S. citizen with ties to Atlanta told the court last week that his online chatter about joining a jihad was just “empty talk.”

He faces up to 60 years in prison if convicted.