Two British men, including one with known Islamist militant links, face terrorism charges after their arrest in Morocco, it emerged yesterday. Under Morocco’s new anti-terrorism law, the maximum sentence is death. Abdelatis Merroun, who also has a Moroccan passport, was detained in connection with al-Qaida-linked bombings in Casablanca on May 16 which killed 44 people. The second Briton, Perry Jensen, 41, from London, faces charges of belonging to a criminal gang and of “immorality”, a reference to allegations that he has two Moroccan wives, one living in Britain and a second in Morocco. Their arrests were confirmed to the Foreign Office in London on Tuesday, six weeks after the men were reported missing. Full Story
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