Twenty-five French jihadists held in Iraq turn to European Court of Human Rights seeking repatriation
Members of the Islamic State group currently imprisoned in Iraq have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge their detention and demand to be tried in France.
According to Le Monde, these men, members of the Islamic State group, were transferred from Syria to Iraq where they face the death penalty. Their lawyers denounce France's refusal to try them in France and challenge what they describe as a violation of the rule of law that leaves room for "arbitrary executive decisions".
The appeal to the European Court of Human Rights represents a legal action aimed at challenging the conditions of their detention and the practices of French authorities regarding the repatriation of these nationals involved in activities of the Islamic State group.
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- Vingt-cinq djihadistes français détenus en Irak saisissent la CEDH pour demander leur rapatriement en France — Le Monde — Une
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