Swedish authorities have charged a convicted terrorist over the 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot who was burned to death in Syria.<\/p>\n
Osama Krayem, 32 – a Swedish citizen – was on Tuesday charged with war and terrorism crimes relating to the death of Moaz al-Kasasbeh.<\/p>\n
Krayem is currently in prison after being convicted for his role in the 2015 and 2016 terror attacks in Paris and Brussels respectively. <\/p>\n
The BBC has contacted his lawyer for comment relating to the latest allegations. He has previously denied the charges, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported.<\/p>\n
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“It is painful for my parents to be confronted with this event again, but we are grateful that the Swedish authorities want to give us justice,” the pilot’s brother, Jawdat al-Kasasbeh, told Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio following the announcement of the charges.<\/p>\n
The Swedish Prosecution Authority last week announced they planned to charge a man with the “execution” of Lt Kasasbeh, along with other suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group. <\/p>\n
Jordan confirmed the death of Lt Kasasbeh in 2015, following the circulation of a gruesome video published online by IS that appeared to show the 26-year-old being burned alive in a cage.<\/p>\n
He was captured when his plane came down near the city of Raqqa during a mission against IS in December 2014. <\/p>\n
At the time of Lt Kasasbeh’s death, Jordan – which was part of a US-led coalition fighting IS in Syria during the civil war – had been attempting to secure his release as part of a prisoner swap. <\/p>\n
Swedish prosecutors said in its statement last week the offences Krayem has now been charged with took place between 24 December 2014 and 3 February 2015.<\/p>\n
They added an investigation had shown Krayem “armed and masked, together with others forced the pilot into a metal cage”. <\/p>\n
“The cage was subsequently set on fire by one of the co-perpetrators, and the pilot died as a consequence of the fire.”<\/p>\n
Krayem is originally from the Swedish city of Malmo and is thought to have travelled to Syria in September 2014 to fight for IS. <\/p>\n
In June 2022, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the November 2015 Paris terror attacks – in which 130 people were killed – and for planning a separate attack on Amsterdam airport.<\/p>\n
A year later, he was also found guilty of terrorist murder for his role in the Brussels attacks that killed 32 people.<\/p>\n
He has been temporarily transferred from France to Sweden in order to participate in this latest trial. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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