Swiss attorney general charges two people with terror financing

January 25, 2024   

(Swiss Info) Two people, a 59-year-old Swiss-Spanish dual national and a 69-year-old Swiss man, are the subject of an indictment from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). They are accused of having financially supported the Islamic State (IS).

The two parents are accused of having financially supported their son who left to fight for IS in Syria in 2015, the attorney general’s office said in a press release on Thursday. Criminal proceedings are underway against the 29-year-old young man who is currently being held by Kurdish forces in Syria.

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