Three Teenagers Sentenced for Islamist Terror Conspiracy in Germany
The Düsseldorf District Court hands down three-year prison terms for plotting violent attacks.
Three teenagers from North Rhine-Westphalia have been sentenced to three years in prison each by the Düsseldorf District Court for their involvement in plans to carry out Islamist terrorist attacks.
The court found the trio guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, revealing that they intended to target locations including places of worship and police stations.
Evidence presented in court indicated that the individuals became radicalized through the consumption of online propaganda videos associated with the Islamic State (IS).
The teenagers' planning for these activities reportedly began in late March 2024.
Initially, they contemplated attacking main railway stations, courthouses, and police stations in major German cities including Hamburg, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Iserlohn, and Stuttgart.
Their plans evolved to include infiltrating churches and synagogues, with intentions to set them ablaze using Molotov cocktails, as well as utilizing firearms and knives to inflict harm.
Preparatory actions included acquiring bomb-making instructions.
The group comprises a 16-year-old girl from Düsseldorf, a 17-year-old girl from Iserlohn, and a 16-year-old boy from Lippstadt.
They collaborated in their plot with another teenager from Ostfildern in the Swabian region, who was previously sentenced in February 2024 to a two-year suspended prison term in Stuttgart for his involvement.
The trial for the teenagers was conducted behind closed doors.
One of the defense attorneys has stated intentions to appeal the court’s ruling and challenge the conditions of their detention.
The teenagers have been in pre-trial custody since Easter 2024.
The court found the trio guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, revealing that they intended to target locations including places of worship and police stations.
Evidence presented in court indicated that the individuals became radicalized through the consumption of online propaganda videos associated with the Islamic State (IS).
The teenagers' planning for these activities reportedly began in late March 2024.
Initially, they contemplated attacking main railway stations, courthouses, and police stations in major German cities including Hamburg, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Iserlohn, and Stuttgart.
Their plans evolved to include infiltrating churches and synagogues, with intentions to set them ablaze using Molotov cocktails, as well as utilizing firearms and knives to inflict harm.
Preparatory actions included acquiring bomb-making instructions.
The group comprises a 16-year-old girl from Düsseldorf, a 17-year-old girl from Iserlohn, and a 16-year-old boy from Lippstadt.
They collaborated in their plot with another teenager from Ostfildern in the Swabian region, who was previously sentenced in February 2024 to a two-year suspended prison term in Stuttgart for his involvement.
The trial for the teenagers was conducted behind closed doors.
One of the defense attorneys has stated intentions to appeal the court’s ruling and challenge the conditions of their detention.
The teenagers have been in pre-trial custody since Easter 2024.
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