One Year in Prison: Fatih Hasanović Admitted to Fighting in Syria and Iraq

The accused Fatih (Avdulah) Hasanović, aka "Ebu Sara", born on 04/29/1991 in Zvornik, a citizen of BiH, admitted to having stayed for several months in the territories of Syria and Iraq, where he acted within paramilitary formations and structures of the so-called "ISIL", which has been declared a terrorist organization by the UN Security Council, it was announced by the BiH Prosecutor's Office, reports the Patria News Agency. 

In accordance with the agreement, a prison sentence of 1 year has been proposed for the accused. An additional suspended sentence has also been proposed for the accused for unauthorized production or trafficking of weapons or explosive materials, for which a suspended sentence of one year in prison has been proposed, which will not be executed if the accused does not commit a new criminal offense within 3 years.

With the plea agreement, the accused has undertaken to testify in this and other cases, when summoned by the prosecution or the court. By admitting guilt, the accused has waived the right to a trial as well as the right to appeal the verdict that the BiH Court will pronounce in this case. 

This plea agreement will contribute to obtaining information about BiH citizens who are in the territories of Syria and Iraq and to the efforts of judicial and police agencies in the fight against terrorism, according to the statement from the BiH Prosecutor's Office.