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Sweden tries sole surviving jihadist over Jordan pilot burnt to death
- Osama Krayem is on trial for serious war crimes and terrorist crimes related to the killing of a Jordanian pilot in 2014.
- The pilot was captured by fighters from the Islamic State group and killed before February 3, 2015, according to the prosecution.
- Krayem was identified due to a scar on his eyebrow, visible in a video of the pilot's execution, spotted by Belgian police.
- Petra Eklund, Krayem's lawyer, stated that he admitted to being present but disputed the prosecution's claims.
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The Swedish jihadist, convicted of the attacks in Paris and Brussels, is suspected of having participated in the execution of Maaz al-Kassasbeh, taken prisoner at the end of 2014, after his plane damaged near Raqqa, Syria, and burned alive by the Islamic State organization.
Swedish Jihadist on Trial for Burning Jordanian Pilot Alive
A notorious Swedish jihadist is facing trial in Stockholm for his alleged role in one of Islamic State’s most gruesome crimes: the 2015 burning alive of Jordanian pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh in Syria.Osama Krayem, a 32-year-old from Malmö, is already serving long sentences for his involvement in the Paris and Brussels terror attacks. Now, Swedish prosecutors accuse him of war crimes and terrorism for helping to kill al-Kassasbeh, whose murder was fi…
Sweden tries IS suspect over Jordanian pilot burned to death
A convicted Swedish Islamic State (IS) suspect went on trial in Stockholm on Wednesday, accused of war crimes for his role in the 2014 killing of a Jordanian pilot who was burned alive in Syria. The case is considered unique as the other IS suspects involved in the brutal killing, which sparked international outrage at the time, are presumed dead, Swedish prosecutor Henrik Olin told AFP. Osama Krayem, a 32-year-old Swede, is already serving long…
Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem is suspected of having participated in the assassination of a Jordanian pilot, burned alive by Daesh in Syria in 2015.
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