France says it “will intervene” in cases of its nationals sentenced to death in Iraq and Syria for belonging to jihadist organisations.
“Of course, if there was a question of the death penalty, the French state will intervene,” Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet tells a host of French media outlets.
Pressed on what this meant, Belloubet says France would “negotiate with the state in question… on a case by case basis.”
An Iraqi court sparked controversy last week after condemning to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin, after finding her guilty of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group.
Several dozen French nationals are believed to currently be held in detention in Iraq and Syria, after an international military coalition rolled back the jihadists’ advances.
— AFP
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