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| Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis | Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis |
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| An Iraqi court has sentenced three French citizens to death after they were found guilty of joining Islamic State, a court official said. | |
| Captured in Syria by a US-backed force fighting the jihadists, they are the first French Isis members to receive death sentences in Iraq, where they were transferred for trial. | Captured in Syria by a US-backed force fighting the jihadists, they are the first French Isis members to receive death sentences in Iraq, where they were transferred for trial. |
| Named as Kevin Gonot, Leonard Lopez and Salim Machou, they have 30 days to appeal. | Named as Kevin Gonot, Leonard Lopez and Salim Machou, they have 30 days to appeal. |
| Iraq has taken custody of thousands of jihadists repatriated in recent months from neighbouring Syria, where they were caught by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during the battle against Isis. | Iraq has taken custody of thousands of jihadists repatriated in recent months from neighbouring Syria, where they were caught by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during the battle against Isis. |
| Iraqi courts have placed hundreds of foreigners on trial, condemning many to life in prison and others to death, although no foreign Isis members have yet been executed. | Iraqi courts have placed hundreds of foreigners on trial, condemning many to life in prison and others to death, although no foreign Isis members have yet been executed. |
| Those sentenced on Sunday were among 12 French citizens who were caught in Syria and transferred to Iraqi custody in February. | Those sentenced on Sunday were among 12 French citizens who were caught in Syria and transferred to Iraqi custody in February. |
| Rights groups including Human Rights Watch have criticised Iraq’s anti-terror trials, which they say often rely on circumstantial evidence or confessions obtained under torture. | Rights groups including Human Rights Watch have criticised Iraq’s anti-terror trials, which they say often rely on circumstantial evidence or confessions obtained under torture. |
| The country remains in the top five “executioner” nations in the world, according to an Amnesty International report in April. | The country remains in the top five “executioner” nations in the world, according to an Amnesty International report in April. |
| Analysts have also warned that prisons in Iraq have in the past acted as “academies” for future jihadists, including the Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. | |
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