(AFP) A Hungarian court sentenced a Syrian man to life imprisonment Thursday for terrorism and crimes against humanity including the beheading of an imam in Syria in 2015.
The man was a commander of the Islamic State group, and must spend at least 30 years behind bars, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest sent to AFP.
“His task was to make a ‘death list’ of ‘enemies of Islam’,” the court statement said.
“He was personally involved in the execution of several people, including the beheading of a tribal leader.”
The man has been identified in local media as 28-year-old F. Hassan.
