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US won't seek death penalty for Islamic State 'Beatles' if UK shares evidence, Barr says

The United States will move forward with plans to prosecute El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey if the United Kingdom, their home country, shares key evidence.
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The United States will not seek the death penalty in the prosecution of two Islamic State (IS) members suspected in the killing of American hostages, US Attorney General William Barr said, as long as the United Kingdom hands over evidence key to putting them behind bars.

“Time is of the essence,” Barr wrote in a letter to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel obtained by Al-Monitor. “We would hope and expect that, in light of this assurance, the evidence can and will now be provided promptly.”

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