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(updated) Former Swiss officer Johan Cosar sentenced for fighting IS
Last edited Sat Feb 23, 2019, 01:10 AM - Edit history (1)
EDIT: article updated at linkOriginal headline: Former Swiss officer Johan Cosar on trial for fighting IS
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Source: BBC
Former Swiss officer Johan Cosar sentenced for fighting IS
By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva
22 February 2019
A Swiss military court has sentenced a former soldier for fighting against the Islamic State group in Syria.
Johan Cosar used his military training to recruit hundreds of men to defend Christian groups from IS.
He was found guilty of undermining Switzerland's neutrality and security by joining a foreign army - and given a three-month suspended sentence and fined 500 francs (£383; $500).
Cosar made no attempt to hide his actions, and remains proud of them.
He says he plans to appeal the sentence - which is relatively lenient when compared to the maximum of three years in prison.
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By Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva
22 February 2019
A Swiss military court has sentenced a former soldier for fighting against the Islamic State group in Syria.
Johan Cosar used his military training to recruit hundreds of men to defend Christian groups from IS.
He was found guilty of undermining Switzerland's neutrality and security by joining a foreign army - and given a three-month suspended sentence and fined 500 francs (£383; $500).
Cosar made no attempt to hide his actions, and remains proud of them.
He says he plans to appeal the sentence - which is relatively lenient when compared to the maximum of three years in prison.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47319581
Former Swiss soldier Johan Cosar, photographed in Syria in 2015
