Muslim couple denies terror-related charges in Madrid re-trial
Tuesday 11/June/2019 - 04:18 PM
A Moroccan-born Spaniard and his Mexican wife are
denying charges in their retrial that they helped recruit militants for Daesh
group in Madrid.
Aziz Zaghanane initially received a six-year prison
sentence at last year’s trial and his wife Ana Marilú Reyna was sent to prison
for one year.
The couple, both Muslims, testified again Tuesday
after the National Court ruled that evidence given in the original trial should
have included testimony from three others accused in the case, who admitted
terror-related crimes and therefore did not take the stand.
They argue that their social media activity
discussed issues related to Daesh group and the war in Syria but rejected
violence.
The court’s verdict is expected later this week.
