Germany sentences woman to three years in prison for ISIS membership and enslavement of Yezidi girl
HAMBURG, Germany — On Friday, a German state court in Hamburg sentenced a German–Tunisian woman, Omaima Abdi, to three and a half years in prison for her affiliation with the Islamic State (ISIS). Abdi is the widow of German-born rapper “Deso Dog” who had joined ISIS in Syria, according to German News Agency (DPA).
Abdi was convicted of failing to care for her children, weapons offences, and aiding the enslavement of a Yezidi girl.
According to the court, Abdi followed her first husband to Syria in 2015 and settled in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa with their three children. After his death in 2015, she married his friend, German rapper Deso Dog, whose real name was Dennis Cuspert.
According to authorities, Abdi fled Syria in 2016 and returned to Germany on a plane from Turkey.
Syrians and analysts alike expressed dissatisfaction with the short length of the sentence.
I’ve waited so long for justice for everyone I lost in the Syrian war. Today Omaima Abdi, ex-ISIS member and ex-wife of Deso Dogg, got a 3 and a half year sentence by a German court. I’m really disappointed of this sentence and hardly can find words to describe my anger. pic.twitter.com/cSqnY93Gjq
— Mazen Hassoun (@HassounMazen) October 2, 2020
Omaima Abdi receives 3.5 years in Jail. Lenient sentence if you ask me. Jenan’s work has been instrumental and she deserves praise and prize! https://t.co/2N7Iw7YjMM
— Laith Alkhouri (@MENAanalyst) October 2, 2020