Moroccan Suspects Face 20-Year Sentence in Spanish Terror Cell Trial

The two men, Abdelilah Chellaf Baali Abdelatif and Icham Abdeselam Mohamed, now face a 20-year prison sentence for "membership in a terrorist group and possession of war weapons." The two offenses are punishable by 10 years in prison each.

According to the indictment, the defendants were part of a group that met secretly in order to assist third parties and discuss jihad. They also took advantage of "these secret meetings to indoctrinate the most extremist, showing videos and listening to jihadist chants."

Among the weapons found by the police, an assault rifle, a knife and two machetes, reports the newspaper ABC, stating that they were hidden in a car where the group members sometimes held meetings.

The police also seized "videos showing the killing of children, images of terrorist leaders, audios, jihadist chants and training videos."

In its indictment, the Public Prosecutor’s Office also proposed to the court a prison sentence of 8 years each, as well as the payment of a fine of 9,000 euros, in case the judges did not find sufficient elements of membership in a terrorist organization.