The 37-year-old from Burlöv was convicted of denial in both the district court and the court of law for urging the public to donate money to terror groups via social media. The case went to the Supreme Court, which tested whether the offense is punishable under Swedish terrorist legislation.

The defense argued that the Islamic State and the Nusra Front should be regarded as warring parties to an armed conflict and therefore not a terrorist crime, according to Swedish law.

The High Court's judgment could thus conflict with international humanitarian law since it does not have to be criminal to support one side in a war. Therefore, the Supreme Court's ruling today could have freed the man, but that is not the case.

In today's judgment, the Supreme Court ruled that neither the Islamic State IS nor the Nusra Front had the right to carry out combat acts under international customary law. HD has concluded that it is not possible to distinguish between the use of weapons against enemy forces in the armed conflict and the weapons being used for acts of terror against civilians.

The 37-year-old's request has therefore been intended to give money to particularly serious crime and he has been convicted of a violation of the Recruitment Act.

HD considers that a violation of the Recruitment Act is a serious crime and the penalty, imprisonment for six months, remains fixed.

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