NewsGate Press Network

Various news agencies have reported that authorities in Sweden arrested two women suspected of ISIL links and committing war crimes in Syria.

On September 8, 2021, the prosecutors office and local media in Sweden said these are the first such arrests in the Scandinavian country.

According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office, as per the media reports,  three women from the territories once controlled by the Islamic State group arrived on Monday at the Stockholm airport. Two were arrested while a third one, who is not considered a suspect, was released after questioning.

Prosecutors Hanna Lemoine and Karolina Wieslander, in charge of the two cases, told Swedish news agency TT that the two arrested will be questioned further before the prosecution decides whether to formally charge them.

Swedish broadcaster SVT said one of the two women is also suspected of genocide and crimes against humanity.