Sweden to charge militant over Jordanian pilot burnt to death in Syria: prosecutor

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The man, Osama Krayem, has already been sentenced for his involvement in the 2015 attacks in Paris and the attacks in Brussels a year later. (Social Media)
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  • Prosecutors plan to charge the Swedish citizen with 鈥渟erious war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria鈥�

STOCKHOLM: Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to indict a convicted Swedish militant for his suspected involvement in the 2014 capture of a Jordanian pilot in Syria and burning him to death in a cage.

Sweden鈥檚 Prosecution Authority said in a statement it planned to charge a 32-year-old Swedish citizen on May 27 with 鈥渟erious war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria.鈥�

The man, Osama Krayem, has already been sentenced for his involvement in the 2015 attacks in Paris and the attacks in Brussels a year later.

Topics: Sweden Syria jordanian Osama Krayem