Possible Expanded Jail Sentence Omaima Abdi

22 March 2021, Hamburg, Germany

© dpa/Daniel Reinhardt

The German authorities are filing a second charge against female ISIS / Daesh member Omaima Abdi. The charge is for aiding and abetting slavery. This can result in a possible expanded jail sentence.

On 2 October 2020 Omaima Abdi was sentenced to 3.5 years. She was convicted on four criminal counts: membership in a terrorist organization, neglecting her duties as a parent, possessing illegal firearms, and aiding and abetting the enslavement of a Yezidi girl.

Read: FYF Statement – Conviction of ISIS Member Omaima Abdi in Germany.

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