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Morocco sentences 26 terror-linked people to prison

Xinhua, February 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

A Moroccan court sentenced on Thursday 26 people to up to 7 years in jail in terrorism-related cases.

In the first case involving 14 people, the main defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison, while another received a six-year jail sentence and the remaining 12 got four-year jail sentences.

The culprits were sued for "forming a gang to commit terrorist attacks within the framework of a collective plot to seriously undermine public order, and praising terrorist acts".

In other cases, the defendants, including a minor, were sentenced in prison ranging from two to six years, for "forming a gang to commit terrorist attacks, praising terrorist acts and failing to report a terrorist crime."

According to official figures, Morocco busted 19 terrorist cells and arrested 273 suspects in 2016. Endit