Swedish court has convicted a 44-year-old man for posing with dead or severely injured bodies in Syria while being a part of a militant group
A court in Sweden has convicted a man found guilty of violating international law by posing with the dead and severely injured bodies in Syria.
According to a report in Reuters on Wednesday, January 4, the 44-year-old Swedish national was also a part of militant in 2012, when he took the photos and videos.
A statement by the court cited in the report said, “the crimes included posing for pictures and video footage with dead or severely injured bodies while making victory signs and derogatory statements, with the aim of spreading the material as war propaganda online”.
“The district court has assessed that the action constituted a serious violation of international humanitarian law”.
The verdict issued by the court said, “Ubai Julaybib Benoitzon, who has also been known as Bherlin Gildo and Nathan Benoitzon, at the time of the crimes was a member of a violent Islamist group, which it did not name”.
The Swedish court said that Ubai Julaybib Benoitzon, who has changed his name legally several times, and is also known as Bherlin Gildo and Nathan Benoitzon, at the time of the crimes was a member of a violent Islamist group.
He has now been sentenced to four months in prison. The court also said that it was not established if the bodies in the images were dead or alive.
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