The younger ones are 16 and 17 years old, the two older ones, who are a couple, are 19 years old. The quartet is said to have spread propaganda for the international terrorist organization “Islamic State” primarily via social media.
According to the indictment, they recreated a beheading video and planned to set up a mosque for radical Islamist believers in the couple’s apartment. Specifically, part of the living room was separated off with a curtain and decorated with an IS flag and other IS material. They are also said to have tried to recruit further members. Increased security requirements will apply to the trial.
Investigations are ongoing
In the autumn of last year, a ten-member radical Islamist group was broken up in the Linz-Land district. Nine men and one woman between the ages of 15 and 23 were said to have belonged to it. As the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) reported at the time, they were said to have been involved with the terrorist organizations “Islamic State” (IS) and “Emirate of the Caucasus”. One member has already been sentenced to two years’ probation in St. Pölten, and the Linz public prosecutor’s office has now brought charges against four of them. The others are still being investigated.
The 16- and 17-year-olds each face prison sentences of up to five years, the 19-year-olds between one and ten years. The woman is currently in custody. She already has a relevant previous conviction. The three boys are free.
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