THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch woman who travelled to Syria and Iraq to support her family while her husband fought with the Islamic State group was convicted Monday of supporting terrorist acts and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Judges suspended 13 months of Hansen’s sentence, meaning she won’t have to go to prison following Monday’s conviction since she spent a year in pretrial detention. An expert had recommended the court treat Hansen as a minor, which likely would have meant a lighter sentence, but judges rejected that option. “She started a family at a young age, got married and accompanied her husband to Syria and Iraq so that he could fight for IS. Those are adult decisions,” the court said in a written statement.

Source: National Post November 13, 2017 14:50 UTC