Context abducted by the terrorist organization Jabhat al-Nusra in the Damascus area. Suliman Al-S. allegedly participated in his abduction by keeping the victim under surveillance between March and June 2013. Carl Campeau was held captive for eight months until he managed to escape in October 2013. While in detention, his captors issued death threats against him and tried unsuccessfully to obtain a ransom for his release. Closed proceedings in Germany for war crimes committed in Syria in 2013 Procedure SENTENCE LENGTHENED FOR A UN EMPLOYEE KIDNAPPER Suliman Al-S. Suspect Syrian national Country of residence of suspect Germany Charges Aiding and abetting abduction for the purpose of blackmail, attempted robbery by blackmail in three cases, aggravated deprivation of liberty and war crimes against humanitarian organizations Developments in 2018 The appeal was ongoing in 2018. On 23 January 2019, the Court of appeal lengthened his sentence to four years and nine months. On 21 January 2016, Suliman Al-S. was arrested in Stuttgart on suspicion of war crimes committed during the Syrian civil war. On 27 June 2016, he was charged for war crimes, abduction for the purpose of blackmail, unlawful imprisonment, attempted blackmail, use of force or threats against life and membership in a terrorist organization abroad. The trial began on 20 October 2016. On 20 September 2017, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart found Suliman Al-S. guilty of aiding and abetting the kidnapping of an employee of the United Nations in Syria in February 2013. He was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. The charges of membership in a terrorist organization were dropped. The prosecutor appealed the judgment regarding the length of the sentence. Read more about the case Current status Sentenced Facts On 17 February 2013, the Canadian national Carl Campeau, who had been working as a legal adviser to UN forces (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights, was 50