Hungary sentences Islamic State terrorist commander with Malta link to life imprisonment
Hungarian court finds Hassan Farhoud guilty of crimes against humanity and multiple counts of murder, at least one of which involved beheading
10 December 2020, 2:22pm
by Matthew Agius
An Islamic State terrorist commander has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary with the help of the Maltese police’s Counter Terrorism Unit.
In a non-final ruling, a Hungarian court found 27-year-old Hassan Farhoud guilty of crimes against humanity and multiple counts of murder, at least one of which involved beheading.
Farhoud was arrested in Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport in 2018, over forged documents.