3 minutes agoMothers Trapped Between Justice and jihadist Children
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)French Natatlie Haddad experienced every parent's greatest anxiety - the loss of the child. Instead of sympathy, however, she says she has been punished for her son's crimes as a foreign warrior in Syria. Haddad's son Belabbas was 21 years old when he was killed in 2016. His mother says [...]
Haddad's son Belabbas was 21 years old when he was killed in 2016. His mother says he's given everything to help and return home, writes CNN, broadcast “Koha Ditore”. Upon doing so, Haddad, an unapplicant of 43-year-old Islam, was found facing French authorities; at the beginning of this year she was sentenced to two years in prison for financing terrorism after sending money to her son. She has now filed appeals against her sentence in September.
Her lawyer says the French justice system is exploiting Haddad's example as an attempt to convince other families not to help their relatives who have become part of extremist organisations.
With the ISIS now losing territories in Syria and Iraq, more and more former jihadists are leaving, but their parents fear they can expect the same fate as Haddad if they help their children return home.
