Islamic State fighters who return to the UK must face justice, committee says
- A parliamentary committee said more than 400 Islamic State fighters who returned to the UK after committing crimes in Iraq and Syria must face justice.
- This follows the failure to prosecute any of these fighters successfully due to legal limits and a lack of coordinated government action.
- The committee highlighted that British nationals joined the banned group Daesh, which committed genocide, murder, rape, and displaced over 200,000 Yazidis.
- Lord Alton emphasized that the UK cannot ignore crimes committed abroad and called for changes to the law alongside stronger efforts to prosecute those responsible.
- The report urges amending the Crime and Policing Bill and improving law enforcement coordination to ensure returned fighters face accountability in UK courts.
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Islamic State fighters who return to the UK must face justice, committee says
More than 400 people who fought for ISIS in Syria and Iraq are believed to have later returned to the UK, without being prosecuted. A new report is calling for changes to the law to help authorities be better equipped to go after them.
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