(SomaliNet) Morocco has sent a Belgian citizen to prison after finding him guilty of terrorism. Khaled Oussayeh is a member of the Moroccan Islamist Combat Group, which allegedly carried out attacks in attacks in Casablanca in 2003 and Madrid in 2004. He is also accused of possession of false documents. | The Moroccan born Belgian citizen will spend three years behind bars, a sentence granted by an anti-terrorist Moroccan court. Khaled Oussayeh is a member of the Moroccan Islamist Combat Group, which allegedly carried out attacks in attacks in Casablanca in 2003 and Madrid in 2004. He is also accused of possession of false documents.
Oussayeh was arrested in Syria on possession of false documents, before being sent back to Morocco. Prior to this, he lived on the Belgium- Netherlands border. Oussayeh is set to appeal against this court ruling, his lawyer said. |