Young Syrian in court: acquitted despite IS videos and bomb-making instructions!

Young Syrian in court: acquitted despite IS videos and bomb-making instructions!

An 18-year-old Syrian who was charged in Innsbruck had to answer for his activities on the Internet. He had requested instructions on how to make bombs and forwarded over 20,000 propaganda videos from the Islamic State (IS). These videos also included brutal executions. However, despite his serious allegations, he was acquitted by the court because there was insufficient evidence to prove his actual intention to build a bomb. The jury only imposed a prison sentence of six months for forwarding the videos, which he had already served in custody. The defense attorney argued that his client was a "stupid boy" who acted out of a mistake when he wrote that he wanted to blow up a police car, but that the statement was not meant seriously Krone.at.

Another Syrian, 31 years old, was recently acquitted of charges of membership in a terrorist organization. Before his prison sentence, he had clearly expressed his support for jihad. Now he claims that he reconsidered his views in prison and became a tolerant person. He denied that the material found on his memory card was used to recruit IS supporters. Despite his efforts to distance himself from his former life, his statements were questioned by reports from fellow prisoners and representatives of the deradicalization association “Derad”. Still, how Kurier.at reported, the court ultimately could not find sufficient evidence of his guilt. The Syrian left the court a free man, despite his previous belligerent protestations.