USA - Sayfullo Saipov (NY)

USA - Federal. Sayfullo Saipov formally sentenced to 10 life sentences

May 17, 2023:

(May 17, 2023) - Sayfullo Saipov, 35, has been given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison
The Islamic extremist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path on October 31, 2017 was sentenced to life in prison for each of the eight victims as well as a consecutive term of 260 years and two additional concurrent life sentences, federal district Judge Vernon Broderick imposed in court.
Prior to the sentence, Saipov spoke in Uzbek via a translator for nearly an hour about the history of Islam and offered a justification of his crimes, showing no indication of remorse. He said the tears of victims and family members in the courtroom were small compared to the blood and tears that those in the Islamic faith have suffered.
This January, the jury convicted Saipov of all 28 counts against him. Those counts included murder in aid of racketeering activity, assault with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder in aid of racketeering activity, attempted murder in aid of racketeering activity, provision of material support to ISIS, and violence and destruction of a motor vehicle.
Saipov effectively learned his sentence in March, when the jury in the penalty phase of his trial in Manhattan federal court told a judge it was unable to reach an unanimous decision favoring the death penalty on any of the nine capital counts against him.
His was the first death penalty case brought under the Biden administration, which has put a moratorium on executions. The administration’s second death penalty case is set to begin soon for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.

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