A practical guide on the fight against money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) was presented, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, by the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) in Rabat.
Faced with the resurgence of terrorist cells choosing mosques as meeting places, Abdelhak Khiame, director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ, the central anti-terrorist body), stressed the "need to institutionalize places of worship".
Abdellah Nouamane wishes to be repatriated from Syria. The jihadist imprisoned in a high-security prison in Hassaké, confided to a VTM team his desire to return to serve his sentence in Belgium.
On the sidelines of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Rabat, the US State Department reiterated the United States’ determination to work alongside Morocco to effectively ensure the security and prosperity of the two countries.
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations ( BCIJ ) dismantled on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, a new terrorist cell close to the extremist organization "Daesh". A total of 4 people were arrested, including one in Spain.
A local councilor of the rural commune of Sidi Boumoussa near Taroudant was sentenced to four years in prison for his ties to the Islamic State. This is the decision of the criminal chamber of the first instance court in charge of terrorism cases near the annex of the court of appeal of Salé .
Tired of his living conditions in the prison of Hassaké, in Syria nicknamed "the prison of the IS", Abdellah Nouamane alias Abou Jihad al Belgiki, one of the most dangerous Belgian jihadists, would like to return to his country to serve his sentence there.
The number of Belgians killed in Syria since 2012 stands at 151, Interior Minister Pieter De Crem told Parliament.
Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN, had made an Islamophobic tweet to justify the Christchurch attack in New Zealand that killed 51 Muslims in March 2019. For this message, the prosecution requested eight months of suspended prison and three years of ineligibility against her.
Morocco is working to strengthen its legal arsenal against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In this sense, a new system will be put in place.
Nora Marzkioui, the widow of Nabil Kasmi, leader of Sharia4Belgium, has escaped from the Al-Hol Kurdish camp and is trying to return to Belgium. The federal prosecutor’s office announced this on Thursday, during a trial involving the fugitive.
Morocco has lost 40 places in the ranking of countries least affected by terrorism. This is due to the murder of two Scandinavian tourists in the province of Marrakech by terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State.