Moroccan courts issue new rulings on cells supporting the terrorist organization ISIS

nbsp; Rabat / IA The Criminal Court of First Instance in charge of anti-terrorism cases, at the Court of Appeal in Salé, near the capital, Rabat, issued sentences ranging from one year to 12 years of effective imprisonment against eight defendants accused of crimes related to terrorism in six separate files. In the first case, in which three defendants were being pursued, the court ruled 12 years of effective imprisonment for the first defendant and 8 years of effective imprisonment for the second defendant, while it ruled six years of effective imprisonment for the third defendant after convicting them of forming a criminal gang within the framework of a collective project aimed at seriously harming the system. Public praise for the actions of the terrorist organization ISIS through social networking sites, and the crime of theft to finance their criminal acts. The three defendants were arrested in the middle of this year in the city of Tetouan in the north of the Kingdom, and after being followed up by the Moroccan security authorities, mobile phones, batteries, and remote control devices were seized, as investigations proved that the materials and tools seized in the possession of the defendants were used in remote detonation. According to what was confirmed by the Public Prosecution, which charged them with carrying out terrorist acts by preparing to manufacture explosives, targeting Christian and Jewish churches, hotels and security headquarters using knives and explosives, agreeing to poison tourists in a popular restaurant in the city, and attempting to rob banks in order to finance terrorist acts. While in the other cases, the court ruled prison terms ranging from one year to five years with effective imprisonment against the rest of the defendants who were arrested in separate cases in different Moroccan cities during the current year and who were convicted of attempting to carry out terrorist acts inside Morocco, including, in particular, targeting social media platforms. Mawazine Music Festival in the city of Rabat, as well as targeting bars and public places, and praising the terrorist organization ISIS via social media sites.