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Published on 6 July 2020

Fighting terrorism: Indictment filed against two suspects

Bern, 6.7.2020 - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment in the Federal Criminal Court against a Swiss-Tunisian dual national and a Swiss national resident in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The suspects are alleged to have attempted to travel to territory held by the terrorist organisation “Islamic State (IS)” in the conflict zone between Syria and Iraq in order to join IS. The Swiss-Tunisian dual national is also accused of recruiting two members for IS, including his Swiss co-accused.