The actions taken by Morocco with its partners make the kingdom a key player in the fight against terrorism. In addition, the fight against the financing of terrorism is a project that is taking shape in Rabat.
Incarcerated in the local Toulal 2 prison as part of a case related to terrorism, an inmate committed suicide by hanging on Saturday morning, according to the prison administration.
The pro-Daesh terrorist active in the Sala Al Jadida region, and arrested by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), was brought before the public prosecutor in charge of terrorism and extremism cases on Tuesday.
A Moroccan, arrested by the national police in 2017 while attempting to carry out a terrorist attack in Madrid at Christmas, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. But he will ultimately be expelled to Morocco, the judge considering him a "threat to national security".
Elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the General Directorate of the Territorial Surveillance Agency (DGST) and the Royal Gendarmerie have arrested 25 people suspected of supporting the Islamic State in several cities of the kingdom. They were planning terrorist attacks.
An extremist linked to the terrorist organization Daesh was arrested on Thursday by the services of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in Salé in collaboration with the United States.
The United States has congratulated Morocco on its counterterrorism policy , hailing the good bilateral cooperation in this area.
The Court of Cassation in Rabat authorized on Wednesday the extradition to China of the Uyghur activist Yidiresi Aishan, arrested in Morocco last July. Human rights organizations do not approve of this decision.
Terrorist crimes fell by 60% in 2020 compared to a year earlier, according to data from the 2020 Report of the Moroccan Public Prosecutor’s Office made public this week.
The terrorist threat persists in Morocco. Dozens of people suspected of being linked to ISIS have been arrested.
A Moroccan woman from Daesh, arrested at the Turkish border in 2015 and then incarcerated for terrorism at the Fresnes prison in Val-de-Marne, tried to escape before being caught by prison staff. Investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend the person who was going to pick her up.
The Spanish police announced the arrest of a Moroccan suspected of having links with the terrorist group Daesh and living in northeastern Spain.