A Muslim cleric in Bosnia accused of encouraging followers to fight with Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq was charged with terrorism on Thursday, local media cited prosecutors as saying.
Husein Bosnic, from Buzim in the country's northwest, was arrested in September. Authorities said a number of his followers traveled to Iraq and Syria to fight alongside militants, with some killed there.
Prosecutors said in a statement that the 42-year-old cleric was charged with inciting terrorist activities, the first case of its kind in Bosnia.
Bosnia in April adopted a law providing for sentences of up to 10 years in prison for militants and their recruiters.
Intelligence estimates in local media reports say some 150 Bosnian citizens are currently fighting with militants in Iraq and Syria, while around 20 have been killed. Around 50 are believed to have returned.