Sweden charges man over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria

Swedish man charged for 'brutal execution' of pilot burned alive by ISIS

Osama Krayem has been indicted in connection with the killing of a Jordanian pilot, whose plane went down in Syria in December 2014.

Sweden 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…

Sweden charges man over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria

Swedish prosecutors pressed charges on Tuesday against a man on suspicion of war crimes and terrorism over the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago.

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, …