The Munich Higher Regional Court has sentenced an Iraqi couple for their roles in the enslavement of Yezidi children and their membership in the Islamic State (IS).

慕尼黑高等地區法院已對一對伊拉克夫婦判刑，原因是以往將雅齊地兒童奴化，且為「伊斯蘭國」（IS）成員。

The trial focused on the purchase and abuse of two Yezidi girls between 2015 and 2017. The male defendant, Twana H.S., who previously lived and worked as a hairdresser in Munich, was sentenced to life in prison. His wife, Asia R.A., received a juvenile sentence of nine and a half years. The court found that the couple bought a five-year-old and a twelve-year-old girl, forcing them to work and subjecting them to severe physical and sexual violence. Furthermore, evidence showed that Asia R.A. helped her husband commit these crimes and physically harmed the younger child.

審理重點在於 2015 年至 2017 年間購買並虐待兩名雅齊地女孩的行為。男被告 Twana H.S. 曾居住於慕尼黑並擔任美髮師，被判處終身監禁。其妻子 Asia R.A. 則被判處九年半的青少年刑期。法院認定該夫婦購買了一名五歲和一名十二歲的女孩，強迫她們工作並對其施以嚴重的身體與性暴力。此外，證據顯示 Asia R.A. 協助其丈夫犯下這些罪行，並對較年幼的孩子造成身體傷害。

These convictions are part of a larger effort to address the 2014 IS campaign against the Yezidi minority, which Germany officially recognized as genocide in 2023. The prosecution emphasized that the defendants' actions supported the Islamic State's goal to destroy the Yezidi faith. The judge explained that the legal definition of genocide was met because the children were forcibly moved from one group to another, even if they were not killed.

這些定罪是更大規模行動的一部分，旨在處理 2014 年「伊斯蘭國」針對雅齊地少數民族的攻擊，德國於 2023 年正式將其認定為種族滅絕。檢方強調，被告的行為支持了「伊斯蘭國」摧毀雅齊地信仰的目標。法官解釋，由於兒童被強行從一個群體移至另一個群體，即使沒有被殺死，仍符合種族滅絕的法律定義。

Germany was able to hold this trial using 'universal jurisdiction,' which allows the country to prosecute international crimes committed outside its own borders. During the trial, Asia R.A. expressed regret and claimed she had been a victim of her husband's abuse. In contrast, Twana H.S. refused to speak to the court. The victims described a terrifying environment of psychological and physical torture, highlighting how they were treated as less than human during their captivity.

德國能夠舉行此次審判是利用了「普遍管轄權」，允許該國起訴在國境之外發生的國際罪行。在審判期間，Asia R.A. 表示後悔，並聲稱自己是丈夫虐待的受害者。相比之下，Twana H.S. 拒絕向法院陳述。受害者描述了當時令人恐懼的心理與身體折磨環境，強調她們在被囚禁期間被視為非人類地對待。

The defendants have remained in custody since April 2024 in Bavaria, setting an important legal example for holding IS members accountable under German law.

被告自 2024 年 4 月起一直被拘留於巴伐利亞，為在德國法律下追究「伊斯蘭國」成員責任樹立了重要的法律先例。