Posted on 07/21/2003 12:34:54 PM PDT by knighthawk
The first trial has begun of people accused of involvement in the terror attacks in Morocco on May 16th this year. Forty-four people lost their lives when various Western and Jewish targets were bombed in the capital, Casablanca. Since then, the Moroccan authorities have detained around 700 people, who are to stand trial in connection with the attacks.
At the request of the defence team, the proceedings against the first group of 52 people was adjourned today until the end of the week. The accused are also charged with being members of Salafiyah Jihadia, a group of Muslim fundamentalists which the Moroccan authorities believe was behind the attacks. It is also thought that the group may have links with the al-Qaeda terrorist network.
The trial of the main suspect, Frenchman Pierre Robert, is scheduled to start at a later date.
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