Court reject­s claims he was 'tortur­ed into confes­sing'BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death an eighth Frenchman for joining the Islamic State group, rejecting his claims he was tortured into confessing. “The medical report shows that there are no signs of torture on his body,” the judge told the court. Aouidate showed no reaction when the judge handed down his death sentence, according to an AFP journalist at the trial. A Baghdad court had already handed capital punishments to seven of the French militants and the Tunisian over the past week and Aouidate will now join them on death row. Iraqi law provides for the death penalty for anyone joining a “terrorist group” — even those who did not take up arms.

Source: The Express Tribune June 02, 2019 08:15 UTC