Moroccan Imam in Spain Arrested for Alleged Hamas Funding and Radicalization

According to the Spanish newspaper Razon, the arrest of the suspect took place as part of a security operation, carried out by the Basque police, which targeted people suspected of radicalization.

Mohamed Ch., legally established in Basajes, operated the headquarters of a local association, which is financed by the Basque authorities, to give his sermons and promote the ideology of the terrorist organization Daesh.

In a statement, the Ertzaintza, the Basque police, announced that the suspect had transferred no less than 100,000 euros to the Al Qassam Brigades in Palestine.