(AFP) A Spanish court has stripped a convicted jihadist of custody of his daughter for having tried to indoctrinate her, in a ruling published Wednesday which observers say is a legal first.
The Madrid provincial court ordered the removal of Nabil Benazzou’s “parental authority” over his teenage daughter for having tried to “radicalise” her. Although the ruling is dated December 13, 2021, it was only released Wednesday.
It follows a request from Benazzou’s former wife, Raquel Alonso, who accused him of trying to indoctrinate their two children, including showing them gruesome execution videos.
While the couple have two children the ruling only applies to their daughter since their son is over the age of 18 and so no longer a child.
