Civil Guard arrested in Madrid 44-year-old man, imam and Arabic teacher At a mosque in the capital that is trying to radicalize its underage students and persuade would-be candidates to join ISIS.
The arrested person was placed at the disposal of the judge of the National Court, Ismael Moreno, who ordered his admission to the court. temporary prisonThe Armed Institute reported.
According to research sources, the imam was giving his lessons at the mosque in the Villaverde district of Madrid.
jihadist ideology
The investigation carried out by Intelligence agents against this imam and his Arabic teacher, started last year upon detection of his connection with jihadist ideology as well as teaching minors.
Security Guards stated that his speeches did not go unnoticed in the mosque where he worked and they forced her to leave himHowever, he continued his religious propaganda in more private environments.
The detainee advocated a violent view of religion against his students in the same terms as the main jihadist organisations, and He praised the figure of the suicide bomber As a legitimate weapon in the fight against Jews, Christians and apostates.
These behaviors were presented in class as an example of behavior that all Muslims should follow.
The investigation was developed by the Civil Guard Information Service with the active participation of Europol analysts and was led by the Central Court of Investigation No. 2 and the National Court Prosecutor’s Office.
Currently, recruitment of young people to terrorists is one of the most common methods. phenomena emerging at the global level in the field jihadismA fact that has also been identified in other recent investigations comes to the fore in a statement made by the Civil Guard.
It also adds that since the Counter-Terrorism Alert was raised to level 4 on June 26, 2015, the Civil Guard has strengthened all investigations in the field of radicalization and brainwashing “which clearly amount to support for the structures of terrorist organizations.” .