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3w ago

Germany Convicts Two in IS Case as Prosecutors Announce New Arrests Over 2014 Syria Killings

Germany’s approach uses universal jurisdiction with strict proof standards for alleged war crimes.

Ermittler haben in Baden-Württemberg zwei mutmaßliche frühere Mitglieder der Dschihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) festgenommen. Sie sollen während des Bürgerkriegs in Syrien Kriegsverbrechen begangen haben.
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Zwei frühere Kämpfer der Dschihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) sind in Düsseldorf zu Haftstrafen von sechs und sieben Jahren verurteilt worden. Die Syrer schlossen sich während des Bürgerkriegs in ihrem Heimatland der Vereinigung an.

Overview

  • An appeals-eligible Düsseldorf verdict sentenced two Syrian men to six and seven years for Islamic State membership after a roughly 18‑month trial.
  • The court acquitted both of specific murder and war‑crimes counts, with presiding judge Lars Bachler citing a lack of concrete indications for those allegations.
  • Judges found the men joined opportunistically during the Syrian war; one was deemed a unit leader and later a district emir, and both carried AK‑47 rifles.
  • Federal prosecutors had sought eight and a half years for each defendant, defense counsel argued for acquittal, and both sides now face planned appeals to the Federal Court of Justice.
  • In a separate case, prosecutors said two Syrians were arrested in Singen on suspicion of joining IS in 2014 in Muhasan and participating in executions of captured FSA fighters, and a Federal Court of Justice judge ordered their pretrial detention.