BUDAPEST, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hungarian police on Friday arrested a Syrian man suspected of being a high-ranking Daesh leader who organised suicide attacks and executions, following a European cross-border investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was arrested in a detention centre in eastern Hungary, Budapest chief prosecutor Tibor Ibolya told the M1 public television channel, describing him as a senior Daesh leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 27-year-old had been a member of the group since 2016, said a statement by Ibolya’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was awaiting deportation from Hungary to Greece – where he had received refugee status – when he was arrested after a probe that involved Hungarian and Belgian agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investigation linked the suspect to the execution of 20 family members in the Syrian city of Homs in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims were beheaded after refusing to join Daesh, the prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There are reasonable grounds for suspicion that the man personally took part in the execution,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arrest was coordinated by Eurojust, the EU’s judicial cooperation unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Due to the evidence from Belgium, the suspect can now be held by the Hungarian authorities on suspicion of committing terrorist activities,” Eurojust said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect was first detained at Budapest airport in December last year after he and a woman travelling with him were caught in possession of false identification documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was convicted of human trafficking and other crimes and handed an expulsion order from Hungary, before his arrest on Friday over the new claims. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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