Trial of accused in murder of two Scandinavian tourists in Imlil to resume on June 20

The Criminal Chamber in charge of terrorism cases at the annexe of Salé's appeal court set, during its hearing on Thursday in Sale, the date of June 20 to resume the trial of suspects involved in the murder of two Scandinavian tourists in the region of Imlil (El Haouz province).

As part of this trial, which opened on May 2, the suspects, including a man with Swiss and Spanish nationalities, are standing trial over the charges of apology of terrorism, deliberately putting the life of people in danger and setting up a gang to prepare and commit terrorist acts.

As part of investigations carried out following the discovery of the dead bodies of two foreign tourists in the town of Imlil, the central Bureau for judicial investigations (BCIJ), under the directorate general for national territory surveillance, announced that it had arrested several suspects, in collaboration with the Royal Gendarmerie and the National Police.