Appeal against conviction for crimes against humanity and other crimes
The prosecutor has today appealed the District Court's conviction of a woman for genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes. Instead of 12 years' imprisonment, the prosecutor demands life imprisonment.
On 11 February, the Stockholm District Court sentenced a woman to 12 years’ imprisonment for genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes committed in Syria in 2015. The prosecutor requests that the woman be sentenced to life imprisonment or a longer fixed-term sentence.
“In my opinion, there are several reasons why the woman should receive a more severe sentence, including the fact that crimes against humanity have not previously been tried by Swedish courts and that outright enslavement, which in my opinion was the case, should amount to a higher penalty. There are also very few international judgments on crimes of this kind that are directed against children and for that reason there is of interest to get guidance on how the punishment should be assessed” says senior prosecutor Reena Devgun.
Case number in Stockholm District Court: B 3210-23.
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