(Dutch News) The cabinet has been given three months to show it is making an effort to repatriate five Dutch women from Kurdish prison camps in Syria so that they can attend their trials on terrorism charges in person, broadcaster NOS has reported.
The women have been campaigning since 2018 for their cases to be dropped because they are not able to be in court, as is their right in Dutch law.
The court said that the cabinet must be able to explain why repatriating them was not an option or face having the charges cancelled, NOS said. This means they could never face legal action for their role with IS in the Netherlands.
Eight other cases will be considered in detail at a later date.
