Further Investigations Against IS Returnee Maria G.
Spokeswoman Ricarda Eder stated that it is not necessary to obtain an expert opinion to determine whether the Salzburg resident Maria G. is still radicalized. According to the prosecution, it is assumed that the IS returnee no longer poses a threat and has distanced herself from the ideology of the radical Islamist terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). The investigations against the mother of two minor sons are being conducted on suspicion of membership in a terrorist organization and criminal association.
IS Returnee Maria G. Joined the "Islamic State" in Syria at the Age of 17
At the age of 17, Maria G. left her home in Salzburg and went to Syria in 2014, where she joined IS. She gave birth to two children, her husband - an IS fighter - was killed in combat. In 2019, she was captured, and from September 2020 she was in the Roj internment camp in northern Syria with her sons. According to its own statements, the Foreign Ministry has been offering to bring back the minor sons since 2019. The mother refused this. The Federal Administrative Court finally ordered the return of Maria G. and her two sons on October 10, 2024. On March 1, Maria G. landed with her children at Vienna-Schwechat Airport as part of a repatriation operation. Unlike the former Viennese IS supporter Evelyn T., who was also brought back from Syria and was taken into custody based on an arrest warrant from the Vienna public prosecutor's office, Maria G. remained at liberty. From the perspective of the Salzburg public prosecutor's office, there is no reason to hurry in their investigation. Since it is not a custody case, there is no need to observe an acceleration requirement, spokeswoman Eder explained.
Viennese IS Returnee Evelyn T. "Integrates into New Life"
The criminal proceedings against Evelyn T. have already been legally concluded. The 26-year-old was conditionally sentenced to two years for terrorist association and criminal organization in Vienna last Wednesday and was subsequently released. Since the public prosecutor's office accepted the verdict, "she is now integrating into her new life," said her lawyer Anna Mair on Wednesday in response to an APA inquiry. Evelyn T. has numerous appointments, including with the probation assistance association Neustart. She must also comply with the court-imposed instructions to undergo psychotherapy and a deradicalization program. According to Mair, the 26-year-old wants to start working as soon as possible. In the trial, Evelyn T. stated her career aspiration as an animal caretaker.
(APA/Red)
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