According to preliminary investigations, the individual, who was active in the city of Salé, pledged allegiance to the terrorist organization « Daesh » and expressed interest in acquiring expertise in the manufacture of explosives because of « fatwas » inciting to perpetrate terrorist acts, said a BCIJ statement.
In parallel with his terrorist project, the suspect established contacts with « Daesh » intermediaries with a view to joining one of this organization’s branches in the Sahel-Saharan region, added the same source.
He was placed in police custody at to complete the judicial investigation conducted by the BCIJ under the supervision of the public prosecutor’s office in charge of terrorism cases, in order to shed light on all the extremist activities of which he is accused, and identify any links he may have with various terrorist organizations, the statement concluded.