Iraq: Six French, Alleged Jihadists, Are to Be Tried on Sunday
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Their lawyers were not informed until three days before the date of the hearing. They requested the repatriation to France of their clients who risked the death penalty.
Requested by the AFP, an Iraqi judicial source stated that the trial expected on Sunday "will concern six French nationals belonging to the first group transferred from Syria in 2025".
About 50 French fighters from the Islamic State group face the death penalty in Iraq. Their lawyers denounce a "denial of justice" and ask for their repatriation so that they can be tried in France.
Six alleged French jihadists must be tried on Sunday in Iraq, where they face the death penalty. Their lawyers urgently demand their repatriation and denounce the lack of transparency in the legal proceedings against them.
Six French, alleged jihadists, are to be tried on Sunday in Iraq, said an Iraqi judicial source to the AFP, while lawyers urge Paris to "urgently" repatriate the French detained in Iraq and threatened with a trial.
The trials of nearly fifty alleged French jihadists should begin this Sunday, September 20, in Iraq. Their lawyers, Marie Dosé and Matthieu Bagard, have not been kept informed. Neither by the Iraqi authorities, nor by the Quai d'Orsay. Subscribe to see this content I subscribe Login Username or e-mail address Password Remember me I am a sign up for lost password?Read more: Nearly 50 suspected French jihadists tried in Iraq this weekend
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