(Brussels Times) Islamic State (IS) terrorist and former head of Islamic radical group Sharia4Belgium, Hicham Chaib, was sentenced to life in prison in absentia and has been stripped of his Belgian nationality.
After one hour of deliberation by the Antwerp Assize Court — the trial court that tries the most serious crimes in the Belgian judicial system — he received a life sentence for a terrorist murder in Syria and has also been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
“Chaib rejects our fundamental values and has always been a supporter of jihadist Salafism. He poses a threat to public safety. There have been no signs of remorse or repentance. Nor that he would have repented or distanced himself from the ideology of IS. Strong punishment is called for,” the court said, according to reports from De Morgen.
