French jihadist condemned to life for Yazidi genocide role
The Paris Court of Appeal sentenced the former Al-Qaeda operative Sabri Essid to a lifetime criminal imprisonment without parole following his conviction via absence from trial regarding charges related to the Syrian conflict and atrocities against Iraqi Christians known as the Yazidi genocide committed between August-September 1987, which resulted in approximately three thousand deaths.
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1Sabri Essid, identified as French and classified as an jihadist in the press reports on March 20th.
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2The court sentenced Sabri Essid to life imprisonment for his participation in what is described by multiple sources as a genocide against Yazidis.
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Sabri Essid, un Français de souche algérienne et djihadiste impliqué dans le génocide des Yazidis à l'Est syrien, a été condamné par défaut pour complicité d'un crime contre la humanité.
— (Ouest-france.fr)Le tribunal français lui inflige une peine de réclusion criminelle perpétuelle sans bénéfice conditionnel ni amnistie possible dans les dix prochaines années en raison du caractère international et politique des crimes commis par le groupe État islamique (EI).
— (Bfmtv)