US EditionSwedish Court Upholds Genocide Conviction of Former ISIS Member for Crimes Against Yazidis
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The Court of Appeal confirms the sentence of twelve years in prison against the so-called IS woman. Lina Ishaq, 53, is convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes committed in Syria. The prosecutor had requested a life sentence.
The Svea Court of Appeal has confirmed the sentence for 53-year-old Lina Ishaq, who enslaved children and women during the IS terror regime in Syria. She is sentenced to twelve years in prison for crimes against humanity, genocide and a serious war crime.
Swedish court upholds genocide conviction of former ISIS member for crimes against Yazidis
STOCKHOLM — In a landmark ruling that underscores Europe’s growing pursuit of accountability for atrocities committed during the rise of the Islamic State, Sweden’s Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Lina Ishaq, a 52-year-old woman of Iraqi-Christian origin, for genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes against members of the Yazidi minority …
The prosecutor wanted a life sentence, but the Svea Court of Appeal confirms the sentence for 53-year-old Lina Ishaq, who enslaved children and women during the IS terror regime in Syria. She is sentenced to twelve years in prison for crimes against humanity, genocide and serious war crimes.
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