Düsseldorf Court Convicts Four for Islamic State Support, Rejects Terror Cell Allegations

The court sentenced defendants to up to four years in prison for IS membership and financial support, while acquitting two and halting proceedings against another after deportation.

• A 33-year-old Tajik defendant received a four-year prison sentence for IS membership and fundraising activities linked to a senior IS member in Turkey.
• A 28-year-old Turkmene was sentenced to two years and nine months for financially aiding IS detainees and expressing intent to join an Islamist attack.
• Two additional defendants, aged 29 and 48, were convicted for collecting and forwarding IS donations, each receiving a one-year prison sentence.
• The court found no evidence to support allegations of a coordinated IS terror cell in North Rhine-Westphalia planning attacks in Europe.
• Two defendants were acquitted, and proceedings against another were discontinued due to his deportation to Kyrgyzstan.

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