Chilling footage from inside ISIS courtroom where HORRIFIC sentences were handed out
DISTURBING footage has emerged of the inside of an ISIS courtroom where some of the world’s most horrific sentences were handed out to prisoners.
Iraqi soldiers discover ISIS courtroom with human cages in Fallujah
The courtroom, discovered by Iraqi soldiers, is thought to have been used by the bloodthirsty terror network to hold and sentence their enemies as recently as June.
The chilling clip shows the abandoned courthouse in Fallujah, Iraq - where terrified prisoners would be sentenced to death or dismemberment.
A flag belonging to ISIS adorns the walls of the main room, which is filled with furniture similar to a US court, where designated judges would carry out trials.
In a basement area, the video unveils the horrific holding pen where prisoners were locked up before being put in front of the extremist judges.
The Iraqi Army have uncovered what they to believe to be an ISIS courthouse
They used to imprison locals in iron cages like animals
The cages were deliberately built in different shapes - so the men and women inside them were forced to either stand, kneel or curl up.
Footage also shows documents held by the court, containing information of those who were tried and the sentences they were handed by the grotesque group.
Prisoners tried in the courtroom were mainly made up of “innocent locals and members of the security forces”.
ISIS were driven out of Fallujah in June after radicals held the city 40 miles west of Baghdad.
An ISIS flag was found on the wall of the main courtroom
Cramped cages where prisoners were held were also uncovered
Standing at the site, Iraqi Army Brigadier Jalil Abdulredha, told NBC: “They used to imprison locals in iron cages like animals.
“They made different shapes of cages for different positions such as kneeling and standing. This shows the brutality of this terrorist organisation.
“Most of the defendants were innocent locals and members of security forces.”
Documents detailing prisoners and their sentences were kept inside the courthouse
The courtroom was once upmarket housing
Mr Abdulredha added prisoners may have been “arrested” by ISIS for refusing to join their ranks or violating their laws, among other “offences”.
It is not yet clear whether the cages were situated below the courtroom or in an adjacent building.