The British opposed the possible death sentence of two jihadists

In the United Kingdom, on Monday, the government's decision to transfer two British jihadists to the United States was disrupted. ISIS jihadists can face the death penalty in the United States, which the British are generally ferocious.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are suspected of complicity in the beheading of seven British, American and Japanese journalists. emergency workers. The Daily Telegraph revealed on Monday that Interior Minister Sajid Javid had sent a letter to the US Justice Minister last month. In this document, the British inform the government that they will agree with the extradition, even if there is no guarantee that the jihadists will not be put to death .

The British government and the opposition fought hard on Monday. For example, the Minister of Security, Ben Wallace, is afraid of being considered "hypocritical" if, even in this kind of case, he is no exception to the British position regarding the death penalty . "We must not forget that it is the beheading of many innocent people by one of the most horrible organizations on earth," Wallace said.

Opponents point to the possible preventive action. "This decision is both horrifying and outrageous, and I urge ministers to reconsider their decision," said Labor Party MP Diane Abbott of the Labor Opposition. Amnesty International has also urged the UK government to respect its own principles.

Macabre Decapitations

The two are currently stranded in Syria and the question is who to judge. Their British nationality has decreased and the UK does not plan to try them in their own country. Since there are also Americans among the victims, the British are therefore in agreement with a lawsuit in the United States. And where the UK is generally against the death penalty and also demands that the suspects not be sentenced to death, they do not explicitly ask for it.

Kotey and Elsheikh were in the news in 2015 due to a series of horrific beheadings from a number of Western hostages in Syria and Iraq, including James Foley. Both belonged to a group of four jihadists who received the nickname "The Beatles" because of their British accent. The quartet also included Jihadi-John, the man responsible for beheadings and killed during a drone attack in 2015.