US EditionSwedish man convicted for his role in 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group
SWEDEN, JUL 31 – Osama Krayem was convicted for serious war crimes and terrorist acts linked to IS propaganda; he previously received multiple prison sentences in France and Belgium.
- On Thursday, a Swedish court sentenced Osama Krayem, aged 32, to life in prison for his role in the 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh by ISIS in Syria.
- Krayem went to Syria in late 2014 to join ISIS; following a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane crash, the captured pilot was subsequently killed by being burned alive in a cage.
- The Swedish District Court found Krayem contributed actively to the pilot's death and considered him a perpetrator alongside another man who lit the fatal fire.
- Krayem was previously convicted for his role in deadly ISIS attacks in Paris in 2015 and Brussels in 2016, which resulted in 130 fatalities and numerous injuries, and he received a life sentence in Belgium in 2023.
- The sentencing underscores Sweden's use of universal jurisdiction for international crimes and highlights ongoing consequences of ISIS terrorism in Europe and the Middle East.
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Swedish militant jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive
A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish militant Osama Krayem over the 2015 murder of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group in Syria. The Swedish court was the first to try a person over the infamous killing which sparked outrage around the world. Judge Anna Liljenberg Gullesjo said "the investigation has shown that the defendant was at the execution site, uniformed and armed, and allowed himself to b…
One of the most notorious Islamic State terrorists, who burned a Jordanian pilot alive as a torch, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden.
In Syria, ISIS supporters burn a fighter pilot alive ten years ago. A court in Stockholm is now condemning a Swedes for participating in the crime. It is not the first prison sentence for the 32-year-old.
Swedish Man Convicted for His Role in 2015 Killing of a Jordanian Pilot by the Islamic State Group
A Swedish man was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State militant group, Swedish media reported.
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