Spain is trying Allouni over leading Jund Allah

Spanish judge Paltsar Ghartoun decided yesterday to extend the custody period of the Qatari al-Jazeera TV station reporter, Teiseir Allouni, who is suspected to be a member in a cell for al-Qaida organization in Spain.

Gharthoun considered that Allouni joined as "from 1995" an "Islamic extremist organization of terrorist inclination," formed in Spain "as a supportive back u " for al-Qaida, according to the written documents of the decision which is considered as an introduction for the accusation decision.

Gharthoun justified the detention of Allouni and the impossibility of releasing him under guarantee "as almost evidence" that he was "trying to escape the judiciary."

The 25 page document statement stresses that there is an extremist Islamist group since 1994 in the name of the "Islamic alliance" which is subdivided to a wing for young activists under the name of Jund Allah ( soldiers of the God), with Abu Baker mosque in Madrid as a headquarters.

According to Ghartoun, Allouni was the leader of "Jund Allah" in Granada and one of the "remarkable figures" in the "Spanish al-Qaida base," which he contributed to building at the "national and international levels through activities for financing and coordination." The judge confirmed that "the participation was not limited to taking part in meetings among 'friends' to make political and religious debates," as stressed by Allouni.

Scores of Syrian journalists submitted a message of protest to the Spanish embassy in Damascus on continued detention of Allouni. The message called for releasing Allouni and "trying the killers of children in Palestine and Iraq instead of Jeopardizing journalists under the pretext of 'fighting terrorism.'"