Syrian refugee in Vienna: charge about connections to IS!

Syrian refugee in Vienna: charge about connections to IS!

A Syrian refugee who lives in Vienna is now facing serious allegations that put his past in the spotlight during the civil war in Syria. According to information from Kleine Zeitung Vienna has charged charges against the 40-year-old, since it is actively accused of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) worked. The indictment is based on information that came from German security authorities in May 2024 and established a connection of the man to IS activities.

The allegations are serious: the Syrian is said to have not only performed in an IS propaganda video, but also played IS videos in his Syrian business. He is also assumed that he monitored Yazidi prisoners in the period around 2014 and organized their transport. The NÖN reports that the accused also accused of having recruited young people for IS. A court expert supported the evidence after analyzing the propagandavideo that shows the man.

The legal consequences could be sensitive: in the event of a conviction, he threatens several years in prison. A specific negotiation date is still pending, but the management of the Vienna public prosecutor is convinced that the present evidence is sufficient to support the lawsuit. The indictment refers to a time when IS in northern Iraq and Syria committed cruel deeds against the Yazidis in which tens of thousands of people died.