Case No:B 20218-20 - 1st Inst. Verdict – Final
Lina I., a Swedish national, travelled to Syria with her five children in 2013 and remained in ISIS territory for 8 years. During that time, Lina I. gave birth to more children more children, after her husband died in combat and she remarried. In 2017, one of her children died after she allowed him to fight for armed groups, including ISIS, between August 2013 and May 2016 when he was 12 to 15-years-old. On 5 February 2021, Lina I. was returned to Sweden and seven months later arrested on suspicions of committing war crimes in Syria. On 4 March 2022, Lina I. was convicted of war crime of child recruitment and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment.
1 count of war crime of child recruitment
1 count of promoting war crimes (in the alternative)
1st Instance:
1 count of war crime of child recruitment
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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
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1st Instance Verdict – Full Judgment