Alan Henning, the U.K. aid worker being held hostage by ISIS, has reportedly been tried by a Sharia court of law and found innocent of being a spy.
The U.K. Foreign Office released a statement from Henning's wife Tuesday afternoon, in which she said she had been told that her husband had been found innocent of "being a spy" and that she had received an audio file of her husband begging for his life.
Full statement from the wife of British Isis hostage Alan Henning:
ISIS sympathizers and accounts claiming to be run by ISIS members began spreading the news as fact soon after the release.
#BREAKING Shariah Court declared #AlanHenning innocent from being a spy.
“@proxetsc3: #BREAKING Shariah Court declared #AlanHenning innocent from being a spy.” to those who were hating on the IS for beheading him
It's unclear if these accounts have a second source for the story or if they are just relying on the statement from Henning's wife.
reports that Shariah Court declared #AlanHenning innocent from being a spy. not confirmed, just reports/rumours
ok those who are RTing & deeming that Alan Henning was found innocent through court by IS.. nothing has been officially confirmed yet!
#PT I can see where the media is taking this.. trying to portray that he's been trialed @ court and still got punished (if rumour is untrue)
A Tumblr post by a woman who claims to be the wife of an ISIS fighter living in Syria also indicates that Henning may have been tried and found not guilty.
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