In this Friday, May 24, 2019 file photo, two defendants of a self-styled ‘Sharia police’ arrive in a courtroom in Wuppertal, Germany. The court has found seven men who posed as a self-styled ‘Sharia police’ in the country, guilty on charges they violated rules on wearing uniforms and fined the men to penalties between 300 (335 dollars) and 1,800 (2010 dollars) euros. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — A German court has found seven men who formed a self-styled “Sharia police” guilty of violating rules on wearing uniforms. German news agency dpa reported that a court on Monday fined the men, aged between 27 and 37, to penalties ranging from 300 euros ($335) to 1,800 euros ($2,015). The court said the group and their helpers were aware of the militant effect they were trying to achieve.

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2019 12:58 UTC