Court of The Hague is looking for journalist from Turkey by Volkskrant After writing several times about Syrian terror suspects Aziz A. and Fetih A., Dr. The brothers are said to have ties to the terrorist organization Jabhat Al Nusra. The saint suddenly appeared in the discussion center De Balie in Amsterdam in 2017.
Aziz was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in September. His older brother Fetih was sentenced to eleven years and nine months in prison.
The men have always denied terrorist attacks and have appealed. According to them, witnesses such as those interviewed, by Volkskrantwithout telling the truth. The brothers’ incriminating statements would be based on ‘earphones’, their lawyers repeated on Thursday during a preliminary hearing on appeal.
The court decided to grant the lawyers’ request to hear the authors of the articles. But the question is whether he will answer. Journalists have the right not to disclose and can protect their sources. The court had previously been asked to listen to the journalist. It was then rejected.
It was reported that the brothers were at the top of the terrorist organization.
Aziz, 36, was reported to have served in the top ranks of the terrorist organization Jabhat Al Nusra between 2011 and 2014. Fetih (45) is said to have abused the high position of his older brother and, among other things, led a terrorist organization.
The two met again a few years later in the Netherlands. Fatah and his family settled in Bergeijk in St. Noord-Brabant, Amsterdam.
The youngest brother was recognized by activists of the group Raqqa Silently Slaughtered during the screening of a documentary about the self-proclaimed capital of Islamic State (IS), Syria Raqqa, at Debatcentrum De Bali in Amsterdam. Aziz is the ex-boyfriend of Dutch journalist Ans Boersma, who was expelled from Turkey in 2019 for ties to the suspect.
Lawyers: errors in the translation of the tapped speeches
The brothers were quickly arrested at the end of 2018 after months of wiretapping by the police. Both men have serious doubts about the translation of these speeches.
Several translators have looked into the matter, but Aziz and Fatah’s lawyers say major mistakes were made in the translation and interpretation of the speeches. The court asked the suspects for “a concrete and definitive letter with passages that may have been poorly translated”.
A preliminary appeal hearing was held on Thursday, where the search requests were discussed. Fetih’s lawyer also demanded his release, but the court rejected this request. It is not yet clear when the case will be heard on the merits; It can take at least a year.
Source: NU
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