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The Swedish authorities have sued a convicted terrorist for killing a Jordanian pilot 2015 who was burned dead in Syria.
Osama Krayem, 32 – a Swedish citizen – was accused of war and terrorism crime on Tuesday with regard to the death of Moaz Al -Kasasbeh.
Krayem is currently in prison after being convicted of his role in the terrorist attacks of 2015 and 2016 in Paris and Brussels respectively.
The BBC has contacted his lawyer for comments regarding the latest allegations. He has previously denied the charges, reported the Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
The Krayem process is expected to start on June 4.
The Swedish persecution authority announced last week that they intended to accuse a man with the “execution” of LT Kasasbeh, along with other suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group.
Jordan confirmed the death of LT Kasasbeh in 2015, after the circulation of a horrible video published online by IS that seemed to show that the 26-year-old was burned alive in a cage.
He was captured when his plane came down during a mission against the city of Raqqa in December 2014.
At the time of the death of LT Kasasbeh, Jordan – who was part of a coalition led by the US in Syria during the Civil War – had tried to secure his release as part of a prisoner.
Swedish prosecutors said in his statement last week that the violations where Krayem has now been accused took place between 24 December 2014 and 3 February 2015.
They added that an investigation had shown that Krayem “armed and masked, together with others forced the pilot in a metal cage”.
“The cage was then set on fire by one of the co-welers and the pilot died as a result of the fire.”
Krayem is originally from the Swedish city of Malmo and is supposed to have traveled to Syria in September 2014 to fight for.
In June 2022, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015 – in which 130 people were killed – and for planning a separate attack at the Amsterdam airport.
A year later he was also found guilty of terrorist murder of his role in the Brussels attacks that 32 people killed.
He was temporarily transferred from France to Sweden to participate in this last test.
