Washington, D.C., August 19, 2022 — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed Friday’s sentencing of Islamic State member El Shafee Elsheikh as an important milestone in the justice process. Elsheikh was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping and subsequent beheading of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, the killing of aid workers Kayla Mueller and Peter Kassig, and terrorism charges in the deaths of British and Japanese hostages.
“Although it will never bring back the lives of those killed, the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh for his role in the deaths of Islamic State hostages, including the horrific beheadings of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, is an important milestone in the justice process,” said Katherine Jacobsen, CPJ’s U.S. and Canada program coordinator. “The murders of Foley and Sotloff are poignant reminders of the heightened risks freelance journalists take when doing their jobs.”
This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Jennifer Dunham.
Jennifer Dunham | Radio Free (2022-08-19T16:59:22+00:00) CPJ welcomes sentencing over killing of journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2022/08/19/cpj-welcomes-sentencing-over-killing-of-journalists-james-foley-steven-sotloff/
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