According to the Persian service of Deutsche Welle, on May 31, the District Court of Düsseldorf sentenced five citizens of Tajikistan to prison terms ranging from three years and eight months to nine years and six months for their involvement with a terrorist group linked to ISIS.
Photo: InternetIt is reported that “these individuals received instructions from one of the most prominent ISIS figures in Afghanistan” and enhanced their military skills by playing paintball.
Other German media report that the men had been refugees in the country since 2012. Since 2019, they had contacted ISIS members in Afghanistan. They claim that they “intended to kill one of the critics of Islam.”