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Berlin Court Jails Hezbollah Supporter Over War Weapons and Banned Insignia

The case shows how German courts can use online posts to prove weapons and propaganda crimes.

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In Berlin ist ein Anhänger der radikalislamischen Hisbollah-Miliz zu drei Jahren und neun Monaten Haft verurteilt woren. Das Gericht sah es als erwiesen an, dass illegal mit Kriegswaffen hantierte und verbotene Kennzeichen verbreitete.

Overview

  • The Berlin Higher Regional Court sentenced the 30-year-old on Friday to three years and nine months for unlawful control of war weapons and for using terrorist symbols.
  • Judges cleared him of membership in a foreign terrorist group and of preparing a serious state-endangering crime because evidence did not show he fought or trained with Hezbollah.
  • Photos and videos he posted during a 2023 stay in Lebanon showed him handling Kalashnikovs, firing an RPG-7, and sharing Hezbollah propaganda and insignia.
  • The court said his weapon use looked amateurish and found the arms came from a local clan with access to a Hezbollah range, which undercut claims of Hezbollah training.
  • The sentence is not yet final and is shorter than the five years prosecutors sought in a country that banned Hezbollah in 2020 and counts about 300 supporters in Berlin.