Call for justice as ‘Beatles’ duo caught

British muslims linked to IS horrors

Those affected by the bloody crimes of the Islamic State group have called for justice following the capture of the alleged “Beatles” jihadis.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, believed to have been part of Islamic State’s brutal executions gang, have been detained by US-allied Kurdish militia fighters.

I think it will bring a lot of closure to all the families. Bethany Haines, daughter of David Haines.

THOSE AFFECTED by the bloody crimes of the Islamic State group have called for justice following the capture of the alleged “Beatles” jihadis.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, believed to have been part of Islamic State’s brutal executions gang, were detained by US-allied Kurdish militia fighters in January, the New York Times

(NYT) said. Along with Mohammed Emwazi – the killer nicknamed Jihadi John – and Aine Davis, they are thought to have been named after the 60s band because of their English accents.

The four Londoners were linked to a string of hostage murders in Iraq and Syria during the bloody Islamist uprising.

Whether Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, from west London, will be brought to trial and where is unclear.

Bethany Haines, daughter of Yorkshire-born British aid worker David, who was executed in 2014 after being held captive by the terror cell for 18 months, said she wants the pair locked up following their capture near the Syria/Iraq border.

She said: “In my opinion, they shouldn’t be breathing but that’s not really a realistic kind of expectation. I think that they should be locked up with the key thrown away and never to be released.”

She added: “It was always kind of the unanswered question as to where they were and could they do this sort of thing again? And yes, this sort of thing might happen again but the specific people that carried it out before have now all been caught and I think it will bring a lot of closure to all the families.” She said they should be “made an example of” to show “there is zero-tolerance for terrorism and these sort of crimes”.

One former hostage has said the pair should be brought before a British court, while the mother of murdered US journalist James Foley said she would like to see them face justice in the US.

Diane Foley’s son appeared in a video released in August 2014 alongside the now-deceased Mohammed Emwazi, known as Jihadi John. She said: “I would like them to be brought to trial in the US but as long as they are brought to fair trial and detained and justice is served I would be most grateful.” Davis was jailed last year,

French journalist Nicolas Henin was held hostage by Islamic State for 10 months and believes “The Beatles” were among his captors. He said: “I would like to see them brought back to Britain, just like I would like to see all other European jihadis brought back to their home countries, to be judged fairly in their home country.

“Because the worst thing we can do with a terrorist is to deprive him from his rights because then you make the terrorist a victim.”

The NYT reported that Kotey and Elsheikh’s British citizenship had been revoked – but this has not been confirmed by authorities in the UK.

The Government has the power to strip an individual of their UK citizenship if they are satisfied taking the measure is “conducive to the public good”, such as in national security cases.