Terrorist sentenced to death in Iraq over killing 19 persons, joining al-Qaeda
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In a statement, Abdul-Sattar al-Bayraqdar, a spokesperson of the council, said Diyala Criminal Court “sentenced a terrorism convict to death over carrying several crimes and joining the al-Qaeda.”
Among the crimes committed by the convict were “killing 19 persons, kidnapping two others and injuring one in an armed attack against al-Amiriya village in Diyala,” the statement added.
Last week, the same court sentenced four suspects, who were convicted for joining al-Qaeda and carrying out terrorist operations, to death. They were accused of kidnapping and killing five members of one family and stealing money after attacking their house in al-Ghalibiya region, Diyala, in 2007. Moreover, three members of Islamic State were sentenced to death, while the four others were sentenced to life.
A week earlier, the criminal court of Nineveh sentenced an Islamic State member, known as al-Muhajir, to death, while the Criminal Court in Baghdad sentenced two militants to life.
Many IS members were detained during liberation battles that freed cities, which were recaptured by the militant group in 2014.