"Essid was 'a key link in the criminal chain' that sought to annihilate the Kurdish-speaking Yazidi minority, according to Advocate General Sophie Havard."
"He is accused of buying several Yazidi women at markets and then repeatedly raping them, as well as depriving them of water and food."
"The jihadist group seized large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq in 2014, declaring a so-called caliphate there."
"United Nations investigators have qualified these actions as genocide, highlighting the severity of the crimes committed against the Yazidi people."
Sabri Essid, a French jihadist, is facing trial in absentia for his involvement in crimes against the Yazidi minority committed by the Islamic State group. Prosecutors in Paris are seeking a life sentence for Essid, who is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity. He allegedly bought Yazidi women and subjected them to rape and deprivation of basic needs. The trial marks a significant legal precedent in France regarding IS crimes, as Essid is presumed dead but remains charged due to lack of evidence confirming his death.
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