Four of the six accused in the jihadist attack in Vienna have been sentenced to long prison terms
VIENNA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A court in Vienna on Thursday 2020Four of six men accused of helping a jihadist plan a deadly shooting in imprisonment gave long-term sentences, including
A few minutes after opening fire the police shot by 20 old striker 2020On November 2, 2014, he mowed down a crowd sitting on the terraces of bars and restaurants in the center of Vienna, killing four people. More than 20 people were injured.
Police The gunman, Kujtim Fejzulai, a citizen of Austria and North Macedonia, said he carried out the attack alone, but the six defendants were charged with aiding and abetting. Most, like Fejzulai, supported Islamic State militants but denied knowing what he was planning.
In his decision at night court Two of the six, including the man who sold the rifle and ammunition used in the attack on Fejzula, were sentenced to life for aiding and abetting the murder. imprisonment sentenced to punishment.
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20 and 19 years for two more people, the court said imprisonment was punished. The remaining two were found guilty of being members of a terrorist organization, but were acquitted and sentenced to two years in prison.
Five of the six men aged between 22 and 32 were found guilty of being members of a terrorist organization. Only 32-year-old Adam M, who sold the machine, was not the suspect.
The second defendant, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, was 28-year-old Heydaratullah Z, who lived with the attacker a few weeks before the attack. He was found to have encouraged Fejzulai and helped develop weapons and ammunition – both of which were found to contain traces of his DNA.
Among the two men given lesser sentences is Arijanit F, 22, a Kosovar who drove the attacker to Slovakia in a failed attempt to buy ammunition.
Expressing that the two suspects accepted the sentence with the lightest punishments courtadding that three of the remaining four plan to appeal, while the other is considering it.
Reporting by Francois Murphy Editing by Bernadette Baum
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2023-02-03 04:06:47
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