Woman and man charged with terror offenses in Kosovo
November 20, 2019, 9:56 am

Woman and man charged with terror offenses in Kosovo

Kosovo police officers in front of the Ministry of Infrastructure in Pristina on October 13, 2019. (AFP)

Kosovo prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against two people suspected of supporting or fighting with ISIS in Syria.

A prosecutors’ statement Tuesday said they had accused a woman, identified only as F.Z., as fighting with ISIS group in Syria. She was among 110 Kosovo citizens repatriated from Syria in April.

A man identified as F.Ll. was accused Wednesday of using his Facebook page to encourage people to join terror groups, downloading hate speeches from ISIS and hailing a recent murderous attack in Sri Lanka.

If convicted, the woman could face a prison sentence of more than 15 years and the man up to five years.

Kosovo authorities say 30 of the country’s citizens are still actively supporting terror groups in Syria.

source: The Associated Press

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