For several years, the German Levet Ö. in Iraq, the terror militia IS. The judiciary sentenced him to death. Now, the Federal government turns on in the case.

In the case of Iraq, sentenced to death in German has now turned to the Federal government. The 33-Year-old was convicted by the Iraqi judiciary of membership of the terrorist militia “Islamic state” (IS) guilty. He was, therefore, also as a fighter for the IS active.

According to information from the German foreign Ministry, the German government is in close dialogue with the authorities of Iraq. Germany had also made it clear that it was opposed to the death penalty. In Iraq, the Accused is supervised by the German Embassy consular.