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Last update: 24 February 2025Case No:7 StS 4/19 - 1st Inst. Verdict – Final
Carla-Josephine S., a German national, travelled to Syria in 2015 together with her three underage children and without the consent of their father, in order to join ISIS. During her time with ISIS, she married two ISIS fighters, was part of the military unit for female fighters, was a driver for female fighters, and handed her son to a training camp for ISIS child soldiers. In 2018, Carla-Josephine S.’ son was killed during a bombing of their house. In 2019, she voluntarily returned to Germany, via Turkey and was arrested upon her return in April. One year later, a court found her guilty of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation, war crime of child recruitment, abduction of a child, and child neglect. She received a sentence of 5 years and 3 months imprisonment.
1 count of war crime of child recruitment
1 count of membership in a terrorist organisation
1 count of violation of weapons of war control laws; 2 counts of abduction of a child with concrete threat to life; 1 count of abduction of a child resulting in death; 1 count of bodily harm; 3 counts of child neglect
1st Instance:
1 count of war crime of child recruitment
3 counts of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation
1 count of violation of weapons of war control laws; 2 counts of abduction of a child with concrete threat to life; 1 count of abduction of a child resulting in death; 1 count of bodily harm; 3 counts of child neglect
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Case status: 1st Inst. Verdict – Final
Verdict status: Conviction
Affiliated group: ISIS
Travelled to conflict zone: Yes
Special procedure: N/A
Ground of jurisdiction: Active Personality
Indictment – Press Release
1st Instance Verdict – Full Judgment
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Last update: 24 February 2025