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Asharq Al-Awsat
27-05-2025
- General
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Sweden Charges Man over 2014 Killing of Jordan Pilot in Syria
Swedish prosecutors pressed charges on Tuesday against a man on suspicion of war crimes and terrorism over the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago. The Swede, named in court documents as Osama Krayem, 32, has previously been convicted of involvement in attacks in Paris in 2015 and in Brussels in 2016. The ISIS militant group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, captured Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh in December 2014 and later published a video of him being burned alive in a cage. The Swedish Prosecution Authority charged Krayem with gross war crimes and terrorism, the indictment showed, Reuters reported. "Krayem, together with and in agreement with other perpetrators belonging to ISIS, killed/deprived Muath al-Kasasbeh of his life," the authority said in the indictment. It said Krayem had forced the pilot to the cage and that he also posed for a camera, knowing the footage would be dispersed as a manifestation of a plan and ideology advocated by ISIS. Krayem has been temporarily transferred to Sweden from France to stand trial at the Stockholm district court. ISIS controlled swathes of Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017, and was defeated in its last bastions in Syria in 2019. Under Swedish legislation, courts can try people for crimes against international law committed abroad.
Asharq Al-Awsat
22-05-2025
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Sweden to Charge Militant over Jordanian Pilot Burnt to Death in Syria
Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to indict a convicted Swedish militant on charges including the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot burned to death in a cage in Syria. Sweden's Prosecution Authority said in a statement it planned to charge a 32-year-old Swedish citizen on May 27 with "serious war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria". The trial is scheduled to begin on June 4. Prosecutors did not name their suspect in the statement, but Sweden asked France for the extradition of 32-year-old Osama Krayem, already sentenced for the 2015 attacks in Paris and the attacks in Brussels a year later, AFP reported. The prosectors' statement said an aircraft belonging to the Royal Jordanian Air Force was shot down in Syria on December 24, 2014. The pilot was captured by the ISIS group the same day near the central city of Raqqa, it added. The pilot was locked in a cage and burned alive and images of his death were broadcast by the extremist group. Krayem "is suspected of having executed the pilot, together with other perpetrators belonging to ISIS said prosecutors. "The investigation has shown that the man, armed and masked, together with others forced the pilot into a metal cage," they added. "The cage was subsequently set on fire by one of the co-perpetrators, and the pilot died as a consequence of the fire." Krayem, who is from Malmo in southern Sweden, joined ISIS in Syria in 2014 before returning to Europe. In June 2022, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison in France for assisting in the planning of the 2015 Paris attacks, in which 130 people died. The following year, he was given a life sentence in Belgium for participating in the bombings on March 22, 2016, at Brussels' main airport and on the metro system, which killed 32 people. He has been "temporarily handed over to Sweden to participate in the trial", the prosecution said.
Al Arabiya
22-05-2025
- Al Arabiya
Sweden to charge terrorist over plot to kill Jordanian pilot
Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to indict a convicted Swedish terrorist for his suspected involvement in the 2014 capture of a Jordanian pilot in Syria and burning him to death in a cage. Sweden's Prosecution Authority said in a statement it planned to charge a 32-year-old Swedish citizen on May 27 with 'serious war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria.' The man, Osama Krayem, has already been sentenced for his involvement in the 2015 attacks in Paris and the attacks in Brussels a year later.
Epoch Times
03-05-2025
- Epoch Times
Swedish Police Detain 16-Year Old Murder Suspect Over Uppsala Shootings
STOCKHOLM—Swedish police detained a 16-year-old early on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering three people in a hair salon in the city of Uppsala, prosecutors said. The victims, aged 15–20, were shot dead late on Tuesday afternoon just as Uppsala, a university town 40 minutes north of Stockholm, was gearing up for Walpurgis Night, one of the busiest holidays in the city. 'An intensive investigation is underway. We are now gathering information and the police are conducting door-to-door inquiries and interviewing witnesses,' the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement. 'In addition, mobile phones and other material that has been seized are being analysed.' Police told a news conference that it was too early to say if the shooting was gang-related, but that it was one of the theories they were pursuing 'particularly intensively.' They said the victims were all 15–20 years old but declined to give more information about them, saying they had not been conclusively identified yet. Related Stories 4/28/2025 4/30/2025 Sweden's legal system ranks detentions according to the level of evidence authorities believe they hold against a suspect, and the 16-year-old had been detained under the highest level, the Prosecution Authority said. Court documents, heavily redacted due to the suspect's young age, showed a person had been arrested on Wednesday, just after midnight. The court-appointed lawyer for the suspect did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 'Regardless of what is behind it, it is a violence that no decent society can accept and must stop,' Minister of Justice Gunnar Strommer told a news conference on Wednesday. 'We will not slow down in this work,' he said. Police said the incident was believed to be 'an isolated event' and not linked to extensive celebrations expected for Walpurgis Night, a festive occasion where families and students gather around bonfires to celebrate spring.
Irish Times
30-04-2025
- Irish Times
Teen (16) detained by Swedish police following fatal shooting of three in Uppsala
Swedish police detained a 16-year-old early on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering three people in a hair salon in the city of Uppsala, prosecutors said. The victims, aged 15 to 20, were shot dead late on Tuesday afternoon just as Uppsala, a university town 40 minutes north of Stockholm, was gearing up for Walpurgis Night, one of the busiest holidays in the city. 'An intensive investigation is underway. We are now gathering information and the police are conducting door-to-door inquiries and interviewing witnesses,' the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement. 'In addition, mobile phones and other material that has been seized are being analysed.' READ MORE Police told a news conference that it was too early to say if the shooting was gang related, but it was one of the theories they were pursuing 'particularly intensively'. They said the victims were all 15-20 years old but declined to give more information about them, saying they had not been conclusively identified yet. Sweden's legal system ranks detentions according to the level of evidence authorities believe they hold against a suspect, and the 16-year-old had been detained under the highest level, the Prosecution Authority said. Court documents, heavily redacted due to the suspect's young age, showed a person had been arrested on Wednesday, just after midnight. The court-appointed lawyer for the suspect did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Sweden has suffered from a wave of gang-related violence for more than a decade that has included an epidemic of gun violence. Sweden had 2.5 times more gun deaths than the EU average in 2023. So far this year, 25 people have been shot dead in the country of 10.5 million inhabitants. There has been a wave of attacks carried out by minors at the behest of criminal gangs, who exploit the Swedish legal system which carries substantially softer sentences for people under the age of 18. Many gang leaders direct operations from abroad, making it difficult for Swedish police to apprehend those commissioning the killings, though they have made some headway in bringing down the number of shootings. 'Regardless of what is behind it, it is a violence that no decent society can accept and must stop,' Minister of Justice Gunnar Strommer told a news conference on Wednesday. 'We will not slow down in this work,' he said. Police said the incident was believed to be 'an isolated event' and not linked to extensive celebrations expected for Walpurgis Night, a festive occasion where families and students gather around bonfires to celebrate spring. -Reuters
