Moroccan Man on Trial in Spain for Alleged ISIS Propaganda on Facebook

In addition to these sentences, the prosecution is requesting the closure of the Moroccan’s Facebook profiles and that he be sentenced to four years of probation after serving his 3-year prison sentence. In his Facebook posts, the accused has provided evidence that he maintains links with jihadist groups, the prosecution stated in the indictment to which Europa Press had access. "The content he has disseminated has been prepared by Daesh for propaganda purposes," the prosecution specified.

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The Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) obtained a judicial authorization to monitor his interventions on this social network since 2020 in order to verify his conduct. A few hours after the terrorist attack in Barcelona and Cambrils on August 17, 2017, Abdedaim C. wrote on his Facebook profile: "He who seeks to meet God, God will want to meet him." The Moroccan also posted messages about Palestine or others of a religious nature.

In May 2019, the accused stated on his profile that nothing is worth jihad. "Doing it during the other months is not the same as doing it during the month of Ramadan..." he wrote. And a year later, he specified that jihad leads to the "paradise" where the "martyrs" are.