Two men jailed and deported for NGO arson and grenade attack in Copenhagen

Two young men have been sentenced to eight years and three months in prison, respectively, and will be permanently deported from Denmark for an arson attack on the NGO Global Aktion's premises in Copenhagen. The attack, which occurred in January last year, involved setting fire to the organization's offices and placing a Yugoslavian hand grenade on the doorstep.

The court found the 21-year-old Sudeysi Abdulgadir Ahmed Dini and the 20-year-old Azeem Mahmood guilty of the charges. Mahmood transported the hand grenade from Glostrup to the location, while Dini received a container of gasoline from an unknown accomplice. The court characterized the actions as a coordinated effort, suggesting it "appears to be contract work."

Two other individuals were also convicted in connection with the incident. Tuncay Akdeniz, 28, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison and will also be deported for handing the hand grenade to Mahmood, though he was acquitted of involvement in the arson itself. Mir Zohaib Lopez Burgos Hussain, 33, received eight years and six months in prison for possessing five hand grenades found in a green area in Glostrup.

Graffiti reading "Stop support terrorism" and "Sahara belong to Morocco" was found on the pavement outside Global Aktion's offices. A note with these texts was discovered on Dini's phone. Global Aktion is known for its focus on global inequality and, in recent years, the conflict between Morocco and Western Sahara. The court also found the two older men guilty of possessing narcotics and maintaining ties to the banned group Loyal to Familia (LTF).

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It appears to be contract work.