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Sweden charges man over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria
- Osama Krayem, a 32-year-old Swedish citizen, was charged with war and terrorism crimes related to the killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz Al-Kasasbeh in 2014.
- Krayem's trial is set to begin on June 4, as announced by the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
- He is currently serving a 30-year sentence for his role in the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris.
- The pilot's execution was captured on film, and a 22-minute video with a religious chant was released by the Daesh group.
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The LocalSweden charges jihadist over Jordanian pilot burned to death in Syria
Prosecutors have charged a Swedish jihadist over the 2014 killing of a Jordanian pilot, who was burned to death in a cage in Syria after being captured by the Islamic State (IS or Isis) group.
The trial of Osama Krayem will open on 4 June in Stockholm. Originally from Malmö, in southern Sweden, he had joined the ranks of the Islamic State, in Syria, in 2014, before returning to Europe. Already condemned for his involvement in the attacks in Paris in 2015 and Brussels in 2016, he was handed over to Sweden by France on 12 March. Yesterday, Sweden officially charged him with his role in the macabre execution of Jordanian pilot Muath al-K…
Man charged over killing of Jordanian pilot who was burned alive
A Swedish man has been charged over the 2015 execution of a Jordanian fighter pilot by terrorist group ISIS who was burned to death.Osama Krayem, 32, has been accused by Swedish authorities of war and terrorism crimes relating to the killing of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, the BBC reports.The Swedish national is serving a prison term after being convicted for being part of terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.READ MORE: Trump to pardon reality TV stars o…
Speaking to the defense in the trial of Syrian Majdi Nema, former spokesman for the Salafist rebel group Jaysh al-Islam. On Tuesday, 27 May, the prosecution requested a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the offence of participating in an agreement to commit war crimes in Syria between 2013 and 2016; on the other hand, it requested his acquittal of the charge of complicity in war crimes concerning the recruitment of minors. The defence, …
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