BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of belonging to Daesh. The sentences can be appealed.
The sentences were read out in Iraq’s Central Criminal Court, with the judge saying he found French citizen Lahcen Ammar Gueboudj, 55, and German citizen Nadia Rainer Hermann, 22, guilty of joining the extremist militant group.
Hermann had previously been sentenced to a year in jail for entering Iraq illegally. Embassy staff and translators from both countries were in attendance.
Iraqi court jails French and German citizens for life for Daesh membership
Iraqi court jails French and German citizens for life for Daesh membership
- French citizen Lahcen Ammar Gueboudj, 55, and German citizen Nadia Rainer Hermann, 22, guilty of joining Daesh
- The sentences can be appealed
