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Posted on June 5, 2025
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A Swedish appeals court upheld the conviction of one man for IS membership while acquitting three others, focusing on terrorism charges.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Thursday found one man guilty of being a member of a terrorism organisation for swearing loyalty to the Islamic State, upholding the verdict of a lower court, while the conviction of three others were overturned.
Sweden's security services arrested the men last year and prosecutors later charged them with being members of a terrorism organisation between September 2023 and March 2024.
But the Svea Appeals Court said in a statement on Thursday it does not consider it proven that the three now acquitted acted on behalf of the Islamic State militant group.
"However, the person who swore an oath of allegiance to IS is also convicted in the Court of Appeal," it said.
All four men had pleaded not guilty.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)
The court convicted one man of being a member of a terrorism organization for swearing loyalty to the Islamic State.
Three men were acquitted by the Svea Appeals Court, as it was not proven that they acted on behalf of the Islamic State.
The charges against the men were related to their alleged membership in a terrorism organization between September 2023 and March 2024.
All four men, including the one convicted, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The article was reported by Anna Ringstrom and edited by Terje Solsvik.
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