Overview

• The Audiencia Nacional sentenced Yolanda Martínez and Luna Fernández to three years in prison for integration into a terrorist organization under a plea agreement with the Fiscalía.
• The women will also face seven years of disqualification from educational roles, five years of supervised release, and mandatory participation in deradicalization courses.
• Initially facing six-year sentences, their penalties were halved due to a late confession and cooperation with authorities.
• Martínez and Fernández voluntarily joined ISIS in 2014 with their husbands, assuming leadership roles within the Brigada Al Andalus network.
• Repatriated to Spain in January 2023 with 13 children under their care, they spent nearly 20 months in pretrial custody before being released in September 2024.