Crime - Mother of three alleged to have been an IS member: trial
A mother of three children is to stand trial before the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg from Monday (11.00 a.m.) for alleged membership of the Islamic State (IS) and another terrorist organization in Syria. The 31-year-old German-Algerian national is alleged to have been a member of the terrorist organization Junud al-Sham and IS between 2013 and 2017.
The federal prosecutor's office assumes that the accused traveled to Syria with her then husband from May 2013 with their daughter, who was only a few months old at the time. In February 2014, the couple joined the IS. She had received a semi-automatic firearm from her husband and had been trained in its use. Shortly after the birth of their second child, the husband died. At the end of 2015, the accused married a wounded IS fighter and gave birth to another child in September 2017.
On March 1, 2018, the accused returned to Germany and moved to Kiel with her children in September 2022. She has been in custody since June 20, 2023.
Statement from the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office dated 30.10.23 on the indictment
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- The federal prosecutor's office is actively involved in the investigation and prosecution of terrorist organizations, including IS, due to their involvement in criminal activities such as terrorism in Syria.
- The mother, currently in custody, is accused of being a member of not only IS but also another terrorist organization in Syria, Junud al-Sham, between the years 2013 to 2017, implicating processes of criminality.
- The trial for this alleged terrorist organization member is set to take place in the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, showing the judicial processes in place to address such crimes, even in regions like Schleswig-Holstein.
- The accused's involvement in a terrorist organization led to severe consequences, including relocating to Syria with her family, joining IS, and receiving weapon training, detrimental to peace and security in the region.
- Despite her alleged ties to a known terrorist organization, the mother moved back to Germany in 2018 and resided in Kiel in 2022, highlighting the ongoing importance for law enforcement agencies to maintain vigilance in preventing and prosecuting terrorism-related crimes.
Source: www.stern.de
