Case: Mohammed Rafea Yaseen Y. -

1st Inst. Verdict – Final

Prosecuting Country: Germany

Nationality: Iraqi

Sentence

1st Instance:

4 years and 3 months imprisonment

Case Summary

Mohammed Rafea Yaseen Y., an Iraqi national joined ISIS in 2014 as an armed security guard at public executions. He remained with the organisation until 2015, when he voluntarily left and travelled to Germany where he was arrested in June 2018. On 3 June 2020 he was found guilty of membership in a foreign terrorist organisation and acquitted of aiding and abetting the war crime of murder, and coercion. He was sentenced to 4 years and 3 months imprisonment.

Criminal Case Records

Indictment

8 March 2019

Core International Crimes Charges

3 counts of aiding and abetting war crime of murder

Terrorism Charges

2 counts of membership in a terrorist organisation

Other Domestic Charges

1 count of coercion; 2 counts of violation of weapon control laws; 13 counts of causing an explosion; 13 counts of murder

Verdict

1st Instance:

Terrorism Crimes
1 count of membership in a terrorist organisation

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Progress details

Case status: 1st Inst. Verdict – Final

Verdict status: Partial Acquittal

Case details

Affiliated group: ISIS

Travelled to conflict zone: Resident in conflict zone

Prosecution

Special procedure: N/A

Ground of jurisdiction: Universal Jurisdiction

Sources

Indictment – Press Release

Last update: 6 October 2025