Girl charged for rescuing mother by marrying IS fighter in Netherlands

Girl charged for rescuing mother by marrying IS fighter in Netherlands
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Summary Aicha was arrested after landing back in the Netherlands with her mother Monique

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands: (AFP) - A blonde, blue-eyed Dutch 19-year-old who was rescued by her mother after marrying an Islamic State fighter in Syria, was ordered Friday to be detained pending possible terror charges.

A convert to Islam who travelled to Syria in February to marry an IS fighter she saw as a Robin Hood figure, Aicha was arrested after landing back in the Netherlands with her mother Monique on Wednesday.

The court in her southern hometown of Maastricht on Friday ordered her continued detention on suspicion of "crimes threatening state security".

"Today the examining judge has reviewed the custody order of Aicha and concluded that it was lawful," court spokesman Marc Bax told journalists after the hearing.

Another hearing on Tuesday will decide if the young woman, known as Sterlina before she adopted an Arab name, should be held for another 14 days and possibly charged.

Public prosecutor Martina Bijker said that if Aicha were found to have fought alongside IS she could face up to 30 years in prison.

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