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21 Oct, 2014

Played for Jewish soccer club

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Berisha is reported to have played for a Jewish soccer club in Frankfurt and was not radicalized prior to studying at university. Makkabi Frankfurt coach:

This was a guy who used to play with Jewish players every week, he was comfortable there and he seemed so happy.

15 Sep, 2014

Offered reduced sentence

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Berisha is offered a reduction in sentence to three years if he provides information on ISIS. A charge sheet says he took part in ISIS combat missions in Syria but that he has turned his back on the group and is not a threat to Germany. His lawyer:

[Berisha] returned disappointed and traumatised. He saw and experienced terrible suffering there.