Recruiting for ISIS = No Criminal Penalty: Misguided Youths or Terrorists?

The Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Celle recently refrained from imposing a criminal sentence on a 23-year-old member (or prospective member) of ISIS (the so-called Islamic State). Although the court found the young man guilty of attempting to recruit members for the terrorist organisation known as the Islamic State, it did not impose a sentence […]
LG Celle: Keine Strafe für IS-Mitgliederwerbung

The Regional Court of Celle found a 23-year-old guilty of recruiting members for the terrorist organisation ISIS. Nevertheless, it imposed no penalty, as the requirements for imposing a youth sentence were not currently met. Although the defendant displayed harmful tendencies, it could not be established that these tendencies made a penalty necessary. The offender was […]