Wait What? German Court Protects Daesh From 'Defrauding'

A German court has sentenced a Syrian refugee to two years' imprisonment for trying to deceive the Daesh terrorist organization and force the members of the group to transfer him money.

A district court in Saarbrücken has found a Syrian refugee guilty of attempting to defraud the most notorious terrorist group in the world, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.

A judge apparently didn't feel confused about the fact that the group is banned in many countries, including the European Union, for committing numerous terrorist attacks and atrocities.

"The judge [instead] appealed to an allegedly prevailing legal opinion, that every property should be protected regardless of its legal recognition: be it the prey of a thief or the money of a terror organization," the newspaper wrote, commenting on the decision.

The judge sentenced the 39-year old Syrian refugee to two years in prison for trying to get Daesh members to transfer him about 180,000 euros. In turn, the man tried to convince Daesh that he was ready to commit a terrorist attack on German soil.

In fact, the man had no accomplices, no plans to commit an attack and no connections with any terrorist groups. His main goal, as he said, was to deceive Daesh via internet chat and get the money by falsely claiming that he wanted to prepare a terrorist act.

As a result, the court did not condemn him as a Daesh terrorist, but as a deceiver, thus granting legal protection to a terrorist organization outlawed in the European Union and many other countries, a court's spokesman told the newspaper.