Federal Criminal Court – Trial of the Islamic State: 50 months in prison for the main defendant – News

• The verdict was reached in the so-called jihadist trial at the Bellinzona Federal Criminal Court.
• The main defendant is sentenced to 50 months in prison. He has been convicted of supporting criminal organizations and owning depictions of violence.
• The co-defendant receives a conditional fine for participating in a criminal organization.

The 34-year-old, known as the “Emir of Winterthur,” is said to have been the most important Islamic State figure in Switzerland during the heyday of the Islamic State terrorist organization.

The federal criminal court acquitted the 37-year-old co-defendant of allegations of sexual acts with a child, depicting violence and pornography.

Islamists recruited into the martial arts school

At the main hearing in August, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office requested a prison sentence of three years, six months and 34 months, respectively. Defense attorneys for the two men had demanded acquittal.

The main defendant has with the project “Lies!” and in the MMA school of martial arts Sunna recruited young men and recruited them for service in Syria. He was previously in Syria from mid-November to December 9, 2013. The 37-year-old co-defendant stayed away from the opening of the verdict.