Acquaintance of suspect in Taylor Swift concert plot convicted at trial in Austria

Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as a part of her period tour on June 21, 2024 in London. Picture: Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP, File

VIENEN – On Friday, an Austrian courtroom convicted an acquaintance of the principle suspect in final yr’s thinning plan to assault Taylor Swift Concert events in Vienna on Terrorism doesn’t accuse the conspiracy and sentenced him to 2 years in jail.

The Constitutional Court docket in Wiener Neustadt condemned the 18-year-old suspect, whose identify was solely given as Luca Ok. in accordance with native privateness guidelines, of involvement in a terrorist group and prison group, the Austria information company reported. He largely admitted the accusations, together with the sharing of propaganda of the group of the Islamic State and the glorification of a sympathizer who killed 4 individuals in Vienna in 2020.

The suspect, who transformed to Islam in 2022, was arrested shortly earlier than the deliberate quick concert events in August final yr, however was not accused of involvement within the plot. Lawyer Michael Dorn mentioned he was not the very best good friend of Beran A., the 20-year-old principal suspect, who remains to be being investigated.

The suspect mentioned that he now sees his actions as a mistake and is comfortable that he was arrested, APA reported. “I had a daughter, now I see life extra severely,” he added.

The time he spent in custody can be deducted from the punishment. The decision might be on attraction.