Underground extremist group members get 2 to 15 years sentences

The court of appeal of Rabat handed down Saturday morning sentences from two to fifteen years against 14 members of an underground radical group dubbed "Fez group."

Two defendants were sentenced to 15 years in jail, two to 12 years, five to 10 years, two to 6 years while one was condemned to 5 years as court cleared him of the charge of jeopardizing the lives of people and inciting to terrorist acts.

The court sentenced two members of the group to two years with a ban from working in public jobs.

The group was sued for criminal association meant to perpetrate terrorist acts, attempt to jeopardize the life and security of people, activism within an unauthorized association, possessing firearms, manufacturing explosives, forging administrative documents and giving a refuge to a person who participated in terrorist acts.