Case: Amin M. -

Amin M., a Syrian national, joined a combat unit of the Free Syrian Army after he had suffered personal losses due to the violent reprisal of the protest in Syria by the Syrian government. As a fighter for the FSA unit, in December 2023, he allowed himself to be photographed and filmed while kicking the corpse of a soldier whom he believed to have been a member of the Syrian air force. Amin M. was further charged with membership in ISIS, having allegedly participated in military training offered by the organisation and allegedly taken over duties as a guard for which he was also said to have been in possession of weapons of war. However, in October 2022, Amin M. was only found guilty of a war crime in relation to the degrading behaviour as a member of the FSA. He was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months on parole, given his young age at the time of the crimes, as well as the positive developments he took since arriving in Germany in 2015.