German Court Convicts Radical Imam of Membership in ISIS

German Court Convicts Radical Imam of Membership in ISIS
A man who calls himself Abu Walaa, alleged leader of the ISIS terrorist group in Germany, hides his face at the Higher Regional Court in Celle, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2021. Julian Stratenschulte/DPA via AP, Pool
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BERLIN—A former imam at a radical mosque in Germany was convicted Wednesday of being a member of the ISIS terrorist group and sentenced to 10-1/2 years in prison.

The state court in Celle in northern Germany convicted Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah A., who goes by the alias Abu Walaa, of membership in a foreign terrorist organization as well as terror financing and being an accessory to preparing a serious act of violence, a court statement said.