(Brussels Times) One of the two sisters affiliated with the Islamic State who said they would appeal their prison sentences after their repatriation to Belgium will no longer oppose her conviction.
The woman, identified as 24-year-old Fatima B., was brought back to Belgium from Syria alongside her sister, 31-year-old Rahma B., and both said they were going to appeal their 5-year prison sentences, delivered in absentia.
Fatima’s lawyer said his client had reconsidered her decision and was willing to accept her punishment, recognising she had a “debt” to pay, Het Nieuwsblad reports.
“After studying her criminal file, Fatima decided to give up her resistance,” her lawyer said, adding: “She wants to accept her condemnation and wants to undergo her punishment — she realizes she has a debt to our society.”
