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  • 9/6/2023
In the US, a former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday. The harsh sentence was levied for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. As per reports, it is the longest sentence so far in the case. US District Judge Timothy Kelly imposed the sentence on the 39-year-old belonging to Miami, for his role in the riot by then-President Donald Trump's supporters. His lawyers said that he would appeal.

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00:00 In the US, a former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group Enrique Tarrio was sentenced
00:06 to 22 years in prison.
00:08 The harsh sentence was levied for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
00:15 As per reports, it is the longest sentence so far in the case.
00:18 US District Judge Timothy Kelly imposed the sentence on the 39-year-old, belonging to
00:24 Miami, for his role in the riot by then-President Donald Trump supporters.
00:29 His lawyers said that he would appeal.
00:31 Tarrio had been convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning the Capitol riot
00:36 that sought to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's defeat of Trump in an
00:41 election that Trump falsely claimed was tainted by widespread fraud.
00:46 Tarrio's lawyers said that his absence from Washington on January 6, the result of another
00:51 judge's earlier order, meant that he had no direct influence on the riot.
00:56 But in imposing the sentence, the judge said, "Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader of that
01:01 conspiracy.
01:02 Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who organized, who was motivated by
01:07 revolutionary zeal."
01:10 Prosecutors said that Tarrio had remained in touch with the Proud Boys group and monitored
01:15 their actions.
01:17 Prosecutors had asked Kelly to sentence Tarrio to 33 years behind bars, saying that he helped
01:22 direct the attack from Baltimore.
01:23 His attorneys had asked for no more than 15 years.
01:27 Last week, Kelly sentenced another far-right Proud Boys leader, Ethan Nordean, to 18 years
01:32 in prison.
01:33 Oath Keepers militia founder Stuart Rhodes' inmate was also sentenced to 18 years.
01:40 In court on Tuesday, Tarrio said that he was sorry for his actions.
01:43 He said in a yegant quote, "I am extremely ashamed and disappointed.
01:48 What happened on January 6 was a national embarrassment."
01:52 More than 1,100 people have been arrested on charges related to the Capitol assault.
01:56 At least 630 have pleaded guilty and at least 110 have been convicted at trial.
02:01 Five people, including a police officer, died during or shortly after the riot, and more
02:06 than 140 police officers were injured.
02:09 Damage to the Capitol was in the millions of dollars.
02:12 Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was tapped to investigate broader efforts to overturn
02:17 the 2020 election, has charged Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential
02:22 nomination, for trying to keep himself in power.
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