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Prosecuting IS returnees in Germany requires the law's longest arm
[DW] An increasing number of "Islamic State" returnees are standing trial in Germany, including female supporters of the terror group. To make their case, federal prosecutors are relying on international criminal law.
| In the past five years, 122 IS supporters have returned to Germany from Syria or Iraq, according to government figures reported in late 2019. Of those returnees, 53 have been classified as a "potential threat," and 18 are considered "relevant persons.” |
Taha A.-J.*
| ...somewhat more completely Taha Sabah Noori al-J., and elsewhere as Taha al-Jumailly... |
, an Iraqi man believed to have belonged to the "Islamic State" (IS), has been standing trial in Frankfurt since late April on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. At the center of his trial is the death of a 5-year-old girl belonging to the Yazidi minority group.
Posted by: trailing wife 2020-05-18 |
