Islamic State ‘Beatles’: US won’t seek death penalty for El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey – By David Mercer (Sky News) / Aug 19 2020
A UK court ruling had effectively blocked the sharing of evidence without US assurances that the death penalty was off the table.
The US will not seek the death penalty against two British Islamic State fighters dubbed “The Beatles” who are suspected in the beheadings of Western hostages.
In a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel, America’s attorney general William Barr said “time is of the essence” in seeking to prosecute the pair and “further delay is an injustice to the families of the victims”.
The decision could allow Britain to begin sharing evidence with federal prosecutors in the US for any potential case against El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey.
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