(AFP) A Moroccan accomplice of the suspected mastermind of the deadly 2015 terror attacks in Paris was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on Friday by a Polish court for belonging to the Islamic State group.
Mourad T. pleaded not guilty to the charges of being a member of a terror group, but the court in the southern Polish city of Katowice found him guilty, sentencing him to three years and eight months behind bars, the PAP news agency said.
“I swear that I’m not affiliated with any terrorist organisation. I don’t have any connections with terrorism, I’m against terrorism,” Mourad T., whose surname cannot be released for legal reasons, told the court in closing testimony before the verdict, which is subject to appeal.
