Swiss Citizenship Revoked Over Terrorist Attack Plans

Swiss citizenship revoked due to terrorist attack plans

The Federal Administrative Court has upheld the revocation of Swiss citizenship for an IS supporter. The man was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment in France for planning attacks. The man was born 36 years ago in Bosnia and Herzegovina and became a Swiss citizen in 2000. He lived in Yverdon-les-Bains in canton Vaud for a long time. In January 2021, the Assize Court in Paris sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment. He had professed allegiance to Islamic State (IS) and planned attacks in Franc...

By swissinfo.ch