Alleged jihadist held in prison after arrest in Madrid for terrorist radicalisation
Spain's National High Court has ordered the imprisonment of a man accused of jihadist self-radicalisation. Investigators established his advanced state of radicalisation and recruitment through social media.
Arrest for jihadist radicalisation
According to Antena3.com, Spain's National High Court has ordered the imprisonment of an individual detained by the National Police in the Madrid region, accused of self-directed terrorist radicalisation and the radicalisation of third parties. Investigators determined that he was in an advanced state of jihadist radicalisation and had expressed the desire to die for the cause.
The detainee shared the ideology of organisations such as the Brigades of Izzeddine Al Qassam, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. His profile was classified as a serious risk to national security. Furthermore, he allegedly had been mobilising through social media his community of followers to encourage them to commit violent acts of a terrorist nature.
The investigation began in the previous year when counter-terrorism agents identified a highly radicalised person residing in Spain. During the investigation, they confirmed that he distributed extremely violent content on the internet and engaged in self-directed study on a daily basis of material concerning jihadist terrorism.
Officers searched his residence last Tuesday and seized numerous computing devices currently under analysis. The operation was carried out by the General Police Information Office of the National Police, together with the Madrid Provincial Information Brigade, under the direction of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the National High Court. Central Investigative Court Number 6 ultimately ordered his imprisonment.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)