A French judge has ordered Sonia Mejri, a former wife of an emir of the Islamic State (IS) armed group, to stand trial for genocide and crimes against humanity.
The 35-year-old, originally from southern France, is accused of enslaving a teenage Yazidi girl in Syria in 2015 while living with her ex-husband Abdelnasser Benyoucef, a key figure in IS's external operations.
Benyoucef is believed to be dead, though an arrest warrant has been issued for him.
The investigating judge has ordered a trial for Benyoucef on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in these crimes, as well as directing a criminal terrorist association.
Sonia Mejri's lawyer, has reportedly disputed the charges throughout the pre-trial investigation.
According to the committal order, the judge has requested that the former couple be tried before a specially composed jury court for slavery, imprisonment, torture, rape or complicity in rape, persecution and inhuman acts committed against the Yazidi minority.
Among these inhuman acts, the order highlights "forced conversion or the couple's attempt to achieve it", such as "ablutions after rapes" attributed to Benyoucef on the teenager.
France charges IS official's ex-wife with crimes against humanity
(with newswires)
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