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German Courts Hand Down IS Support and War-Crimes Verdicts in Stuttgart and Munich

The twin rulings underscore a judiciary drive to sever IS funding pipelines, reinforcing accountability for crimes committed in Syria.

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Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) München hat drei Männer wegen Kriegsverbrechen in Syrien zu langjährigen Haftstrafen verurteilt. Die Angeklagten erhielten Strafen von neun Jahren und zehn Monaten, sieben Jahren sowie viereinhalb Jahren Gefängnis.
Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Stuttgart hat zwei Unterstützer der Dschihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) zu Haft- beziehungsweise Bewährungsstrafen verurteilt. Ein inzwischen 35-Jähriger soll für ein Jahr und zehn Monate in Haft.

Overview

  • OLG Stuttgart sentenced a 35-year-old to one year and ten months in prison and a 29-year-old to 18 months on probation for supporting a foreign terrorist organization and violating the Foreign Trade and Payments Act.
  • In June 2020 the older defendant funneled €2,200 via Hawala to Syria as part of €2,500 given for the smuggling of an escaped IS member, and in July 2020 the younger defendant sent about €2,000 via Hawala to IS.
  • The Stuttgart court ordered the continuation of custody for the 35-year-old, who has been in pre-trial detention since October 2024.
  • OLG München convicted three Syrians after a 14‑month trial, imposing sentences of nine years and ten months, seven years, and four and a half years for war crimes as well as membership or leadership in a foreign terrorist organization; the verdict is not yet final.
  • Judges found that Amer Tarak A. founded a rebel group that later merged into IS, seized a Deir Ezzor oilfield to fund his fighters and family, and that a co-defendant filmed a sectarian attack, while rejecting claims the acts were part of a legitimate liberation struggle.