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re: IS Jihadist Found GUILTY of Torture & beheading of Hostages
ISIS 'Beatle' Alexanda Kotey to Change Plea Over Charges of Torturing Prisoners
Alexanda Kotey is allegedly one of the notorious IS Execution Squad dubbed 'The Beatles' and his actions are claimed to have led to the deaths of four Americans, as well as British and Japanese nationals
BBC News 1 SEP 2021
Alexanda Kotey had pleaded not guilty (Image: Rowan Griffiths
An alleged member of the Islamic State execution squad known as The Beatles is preparing to plead guilty, it has been reported.
Self-confessed Islamic State thug Alexanda Kotey is facing charges that could land him a life sentence in America’s “hell on earth” supermax prison in Colorado, dubbed the Alcatraz of the Rockies.
He is allegedly linked to the notorious IS execution squad The Beatles and his actions are claimed to have led to the deaths of four American citizens, as well as British and Japanese nationals.
According to a court notice on Tuesday Kotey has announced a 'change of plea hearing' which has been set for Thursday at 5.30pm.
Kotey is being held over the killings of British and US citizens which were among many filmed and beamed around the world in graphic detail by Islamic State.
He had originally pleaded not guilty.
The New York Times reports that Ali Soufan, an ex-FBI counterterrorism agent who has worked closely with families of ISIS victims, said the change of plea suggested that Kotey could be willing to give details about what happened.
He said: "A plea agreement means he is likely cooperating. During our investigation, we found that Kotey was involved at every stage of the hostage taking.
"He knows what happened to them and what they endured in ISIS custody. His cooperation should shed light on this.”
He is accused of belonging to a cell of executioners in Syria, known as The Beatles because of their British accents, and is said to be responsible for killing a number of Western captives including Brits Alan Henning and David Haines.
He was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2018 and transferred to the custody of the US military in Iraq in October 2019, remaining in American custody ever since.
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