VIENNA (AP) — A German courtroom on Tuesday convicted a 16-year-old boy accused of supporting a foiled plot to assault Taylor Swift concert events in Austria final 12 months.
The Syrian nationwide, whom prosecutors have recognized solely as Mohammad A. according to German privateness guidelines, was convicted of getting ready a critical act of violence and supporting a terrorist act of violence overseas. The Berlin courtroom gave him a suspended 18-month sentence.
Judges discovered that the defendant, then aged 14, supported the ideology of the Islamic State group on the time and was in touch through social media with a younger man in neighboring Austria who deliberate to assault a Swift live performance in Vienna.
The courtroom stated they discovered that, amongst different issues, the defendant despatched his acquaintance a video with bomb-building directions and arranged contact with an IS member.
Three Swift concert events in Vienna have been canceled on Aug. 7, 2024, when the plot was found. Austrian authorities made three arrests.
The defendant made a “comprehensive confession” at his trial, which was held behind closed doorways due to his age, in response to the courtroom. The decision could be appealed.
