Up to 20 years in jail sentence delivered for Agadir group

The appeal court of Rabat delivered this prison sentences ranging between acquittal and 20 years in jail against a group of 45 individuals called "the Agadir group," in the framework of the anti-terrorism law.

The tribunal handed down the 20 years imprisonment to 15 members of the group and acquitted three.

The attorney general had required maximum punishment while the defense claimed the innocence of clients for "the benefit of the doubt, contradictions contained in their testimonies and lack of evidence."

Charges held against the group includes criminal association to plot and carry out terrorist acts.