Un terrorista marroquí detenido refuta las acusaciones realizadas por Ali Aarras sobre tortura

The fourth member of the "mujahideen" terrorist movement, Abdel Razzaq Soumah, has refuted allegations of torture made by the former detainee in connection with terrorist acts, Ali Aarras. The detainee resorted to promoting a false video showing torture practices by Moroccan security personnel against him.

Security expert Mohamed Akdeh confirmed that Soumah's testimony is evidence of the success of Morocco's strategy in its fight against terrorism, stating that "it is a strategy that takes different dimensions, including the legal aspect and the aspect of intellectual review of these people, and many times some Salafists, who belonged to the extremist ideology and who carried out reviews and succeeded, were pardoned". Akdeh explained in a statement that Ali tried to settle personal scores with Morocco by accusing them of torture. 

Aarras was arrested in Melilla in 2008 for his connection to a jihadist terrorist network, which is why the Spanish National Court authorised his extradition to Morocco after receiving a commitment from Rabat that Ali would not be subjected to life imprisonment or the death penalty.

The detainee decided to carry out several hunger protests in 2015 in order to denounce the delay in the investigations into the alleged torture he had suffered at the hands of the Moroccan authorities. The video he used as evidence shows signs of bruises on his body; however, thanks to Soumah's revelations, it has become clear that this video is false.

According to Akdeh, "Ali Aarras and others, such as terrorist and former detainee Muhammad Hajib, are promoting torture cases because they did not benefit from privileges after their release from prison".

Aarras was released from prison last April after serving a 12-year sentence for membership of a criminal gang and organising terrorist attacks. Islamic Studies researcher Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab Rafiq, the former Salafist nicknamed Abu Hafs, has told the Arab media that allegations of torture should be viewed objectively, claiming that: "Not all allegations of torture are accusations and fabrications, nor are they all true and correct, each case must be verified".