(Deutsche Welle) A fighter from the self-styled “Islamic State” (IS) group stood trial in Düsseldorf on Wednesday facing serious charges of committing war crimes, in addition to murder. This is the second time that the 29-year-old has stood trial for terror-related offenses, but his earlier trial and conviction was on the lesser charge of membership of a terrorist organization, for which he received … four and a half years in prison.
Identified as Nils D., he appeared at the [Düsseldorf] high court where he was accused of torturing prisoners as a member of Islamic State in the town of Manbij in Syria.
According to a representative for the federal prosecutor, three victims died as a result of the torture.
