German Court Hands ISIS Member 10 Years in Prison for Murder, War Crimes

German Court Hands ISIS Member 10 Years in Prison for Murder, War Crimes
The Oberlandesgericht courthouse in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Oct. 16, 2019. Lukas Schulze/Getty Images
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A German court has sentenced an ISIS terrorist group’s member to 10 years in prison for war crimes and murder committed in Syria, including the beating of a prisoner who later died in custody.

The man, who was not named, travelled to Syria from Germany and joined ISIS in March 2014, according to a statement on Wednesday from the Duesseldorf court after the verdict.

He became a prison guard and along with three other men was ordered to punish a prisoner. The defendant beat the handcuffed man, who was suspended from the ceiling by his hands tied behind his back. He died two days later.

A German court last year sentenced a former ISIS fighter to life imprisonment for involvement in genocide and crimes against humanity.

By Matthias Williams