Two people sentenced to prison part of the anti-terror law

The appeal court of Rabat sentenced Friday two people to 2 and 5 prison terms and acquitted two others, part of the anti-terror law enacted in May 2003.

Mohamed Barbar, known as Ould El Mellali, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the constitution of a criminal gang to plot and carry out terrorist acts, assaults on persons as part of a collective plot aiming to disturb public order, theft and extort of funds.

Ould El Mellali was also sentenced for holding unauthorised public meetings and activities within a non-authorized association.

Fouad Sahlouf, known as Abou Houfaida, was sentenced to two years of emprisonment for the constitution of a criminal gang to plot and carry out terrorist acts and holding unauthorised public meetings and activities within a non-authorized association.

The court acquitted Redouane Malek and Abdelmajid Aaich who were facing similar accusations, while a trial of two minors, also indicted for the constitution of a criminal gang to plot and carry out terrorist acts, was posponed to October 1st.