Abu Walaa
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Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah Abdullah (born 1984), better known as Abu Walaa, is an
Biography
Born in al-Tamim, Iraq, he immigrated to Germany in 2001. He preached at the Deutschsprachiger Islamkreis Hildesheim e. V. (DIK) mosque founded in 2012, and took part as a speaker in a great number of Salafi events due to his popularity through his online video releases and his Facebook followers. He became known as a "preacher without face" (German: Prediger ohne Gesicht), because in many of his videos, his face would be hidden from the camera.[3][1]
Arrest
On the morning of November 8, 2016, the German police arrested Abu Walaa in Bad Salzdetfurth alongside four suspected accomplices in Hildesheim and North Rhine-Westphalia accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organization according to article 129b of the German Penal Code.[1]
He is suspected of being the head of an Islamic group, recruiting young Muslims in Germany to fight for
Conviction
Abu Walaa was convicted of support and membership in a terrorist organisation on 24 February 2021 by the Oberlandesgericht in Celle. He was sentenced to 10,5 years in prison.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Spiegel: Festnahme von "Abu Walaa" - Polizei stellt den "Prediger ohne Gesicht" (in German)
- ^ Hummel, Kristina (2017-02-22). "The Berlin Attack and the "Abu Walaa" Islamic State Recruitment Network". Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ NDR.de: "Nummer 1 des IS in Deutschland" festgenommen (in German)
- ^ "IS-Chefanwerber in Deutschland zu zehneinhalb Jahren Haft verurteilt" Die Welt 23´4 February 2021