Dakhla: ISIS-affiliated extremist arrested

Dakhla: ISIS-affiliated extremist arrested
Saturday 18 November 2023 - 17:05

The Dakhla security services, in close coordination with the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance (DGST), arrested last Thursday an extremist affiliated to “Daesh” (ISIS), as part of the ongoing security operations aimed at countering the terrorist organizations’ threats to the Kingdom’s security and to the safety of its citizens.

According to the ongoing investigation, the 23-year-old arrested individual, a native of the town of El Hajeb, pledged allegiance to the so-called emir of the “Daesh” terrorist organization and was actively involved in preparing terrorist plans aimed at seriously undermining the security of individuals and public order, a DGST press release said on Saturday.

The suspect was taken into custody for the purposes of the judicial investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism cases, with a view to revealing the nature of his terrorist plans and identifying any links he may have in Morocco and abroad.

This security operation illustrates, once again, the resurgence of terrorist threats facing the Kingdom, in light of the persistence of individuals imbued with extremist ideology to respond to calls for incitement by terrorist organizati

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