Is Japanese murder involved? Two IS former combatants acquitted in trial October 10, 13:07
Both defendants pleaded not guilty in the trial of two former combatants of the extremist organization IS-Islamic State, allegedly involved in the murder of four Americans in Syria. ..
The two are allegedly involved in the murder of a Japanese.
Defendants Alexander Kote and El Shafi Elshike, former fighters of the militant group IS and deprived of British nationality, were kidnapped and killed in Syria between 2012 and 2015 by four Americans. He has been accused of murder conspiracy for being involved in such cases.
The complaint stated that the two defendants were also involved in the cases of Kenji Goto and Yukawa * Haruna, who were killed in 2015, and said that both defendants were "brutal to hold Westerners and other citizens hostage." He played a leading role in the plan, "he said, playing an important role in the abduction and murder of foreigners.
At a hearing in a federal district court in Southern Virginia on the 9th, both defendants who appeared online pleaded not guilty.
The court will hold the next hearing on January 15, next year.
The series of incidents by IS, which repeatedly sent criminal statements and videos using the Internet, had a great impact on the world, so there is a lot of interest in how much details of the incident will be revealed in future trials.
* "Shake" is created on "Shinnyo" (on the right), and "There is one point on Shinnyo".