Basler (21) wanted to move into the jihad
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IS supporters charged: Basler (21) wanted to move into the jihad in Somalia
Last summer, the federal police arrested an alleged terrorist supporter in the canton of Basel-Stadt who wanted to fight for IS in Somalia. Now he has to answer in court.
The Federal Prosecutor has charged a 21-year-old Swiss. It accuses him of supporting the terrorist organization of Islamic State (IS).
The man from the canton of Basel-Stadt was arrested last summer. He is said to have turned to IS at the latest in 2023 and sent propaganda of the terrorist militia, the federal prosecutor writes in a message. At the latest a year ago, he is said to have decided to join the IS.
An IS fighter in Syria. But the terrorist militia is also active in Africa.
