Mohamed Al Maghraoui

Articles

• Terror Cell in Morocco Plotted Attacks on Tourists, Religious Sites, and Royal Advisor
  14 January 2019, by Said

  The investigation conducted by the services of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) following the murder of two Scandinavian nationals in the Imlil region is beginning to reveal some secrets, and the details are chilling.
  The terrorist cell, which also includes an imam and a former soldier, planned to carry out a series of attacks against tourists, churches, Jewish mausoleums, as well as festivals and personalities, reports the magazine Jeune Afrique. Among these (…)

• Families Seek $500,000 in Imlil Tourist Murder Trial, Plan Anti-Extremism Foundation
  26 October 2019, by Ginette

  Continuation on Wednesday of the hearing of the accused in the murder of the two Scandinavian tourists in the Imlil region (El-Haouz province). The appeal trial is marked each day by twists and surprises. The Wednesday hearing was marked by the pleadings of the lawyers of the two victims and the public prosecutor. The lawyer of the Norwegian victim announced that his client’s family was demanding 5 million dirhams in compensation.
  The latter explained that his clients, the victim’s (…)

• Son of Controversial Salafist Preacher Arrested in Marrakech Drug Bust
  22 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  The police arrested, on Saturday, in Marrakech, the son of the Salafist sheikh Mohamed Maghraoui for possession and consumption of narcotics.
  The defendant and two other people were referred to the competent prosecutor’s office near the court of first instance in Marrakech, reports Alyaoum24.
  The three defendants were subsequently placed in detention at the Oudaya prison in Marrakech, it is specified.
  The Salafist sheikh Mohamed Maghraoui is known for his controversial fatwas.