Two refugees accused of Syria "terrorist organisation" membership go on trial in Munich

Record ID: 645199

  • Title: Two refugees accused of Syria "terrorist organisation" membership go on trial in Munich
  • Date: 30th March 2017
  • Summary: MUNICH, GERMANY (MARCH 30, 2017) (REUTERS) BARBARA STOCKINGER, JUDGE AND SPOKESWOMAN FOR MUNICH'S HIGHER REGIONAL COURT, BEING INTERVIEWED (SOUNDBITE) (German) JUDGE AND SPOKESWOMAN FOR MUNICH'S HIGHER REGIONAL COURT, BARBARA STOCKINGER, SAYING: "Germany's top federal prosecutor indicted the two because of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation and violation of the war weapons control act. The defendants are accused of being involved in fighting near the Syrian city of Aleppo as members of the organisation Ahrar al-Sham between August 2013 until April 2014. They armed themselves with kalashnikovs and fought against other rebel groups and the Syrian military government." VARIOUS OF STOCKINGER BEING INTERVIEWED (SOUNDBITE) (German) JUDGE AND SPOKESWOMAN FOR MUNICH'S HIGHER REGIONAL COURT, BARBARA STOCKINGER, SAYING: "One of the two defendants was injured during fighting and went to Turkey for medical treatment, accompanied by the other defendant. From Turkey, both of them then came to Germany with the refugee flood and ended up in Bavaria. They arrived in Germany around June 2015. In April 2016, they were taken into custody." VARIOUS OF STOCKINGER BEING INTERVIEWED
  • Embargoed: 13th April 2017 11:29
  • Keywords: trial court Islamist Syria refugee migrant Munich
  • Location: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • City: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA0036A5G1FR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Two refugees went on trial in Munich on Thursday (March 30), accused of membership in a "terrorist organisation".
    A spokeswoman for Munich's higher regional court said that 22-year-old Azad R. and 24-year-old Kamel T.H.J. were suspected of fighting for Syrian Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham near Aleppo between 2013 and 2014.
    She added that after one of the defendants was injured during fighting, both went to Turkey before travelling on to Germany as refugees in June 2015.
    If convicted, they could face up to ten years in prison.
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