New lead opened in Syrian terrorism suspect’s investigation, says prosecutor

The Budapest prosecutor has opened a new lead in the investigation against a Syrian man who was arrested in Budapest in March in connection with murders committed by the Islamic State terrorist organisation.

The suspect, Hassan F, is now being prosecuted for crimes against humanity as well as terrorism, the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Tuesday.

In light of various investigations, some of them carried out abroad, the foundation of the charges against the suspect have strengthened and timing of the crimes more precisely defined, the statement said.

The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation has questioned Hasan F. as a suspect based on evidence he was involved in crimes against humanity.

The prosecutors suspect the Syrian man of having participated in a systematic attack on a population and unlawfully incarcerating people while causing them severe physical and psychological harm. The crimes carry a prison sentence from ten years to life.