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Case: Ahmad S. -

Case No:16/6930; 17/1229 - 2nd Inst. Verdict – Final

Prosecuting Country: Finland

Nationality: Iraqi

Sentence

2nd Instance:

Full acquittal

1st Instance:

Full acquittal

Case Summary

Ahmad S. and his twin brother, both an Iraqi nationals, were suspected, of participating in the Camp Speicher Massacre in Tikrit perpetrated by ISIS. Both defendants left Iraq and entered Finland in 2015 as asylum-seekers, but were arrested on 8 December 2015. On 24 May 2017, a court fully acquitted them of eleven counts of aggravated war crime of murder and eleven alternative counts of aiding and abetting the war crime of murder, due to a lack of evidence. On 28 February 2020, the Court of Appeals confirmed the acquittal.

Criminal Case Records

Indictment

30 November 2016

Core International Crimes Charges

11 counts of aggravated war crime of murder; 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crime of murder (in the alternative)

Terrorism Charges

11 counts of murder with terrorist intent; 11 counts of aiding and abetting murder with terrorist intent (in the alternative); 11 counts of aggravated assault with terrorist intent

Verdict

2nd Instance:

Core International Crimes
Acquittal
Acquittal
Domestic Crimes
Acquittal

1st Instance:

Core International Crimes
Acquittal
Acquittal
Domestic Crimes
Acquittal

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Progress details

Case status: 2nd Inst. Verdict – Final

Verdict status: Acquittal on all Counts

Case details

Affiliated group: ISIS

Travelled to conflict zone: Resident in conflict zone

Prosecution

Special procedure: N/A

Ground of jurisdiction: Extended Active Personality

Sentencing Data

Mitigating Factors

N/A

Aggravating Factors

N/A

Evidence Used

Defendant's own statements
Open-source ISIS videos
Expert report
Chat conversations
Witness testimony

Sources

1st Instance Verdict – On File

2nd Instance Verdict – On File

Last update: 6 October 2025