(Atalayar) Monni Ahmed Merhba, alias “Ismail,” has been sentenced to two years in prison and five years of probation by the Audiencia Nacional for incitement to terrorism, although the prosecution was asking for four years in prison.
Since August 2019, Ismail, of Sahrawi origin, encouraged groups on social networks to jihad through extremist texts and images and where he expressed his ideological adherence to the Daesh. He also acknowledged his hatred for Spain, which he described as a “land of infidels,” according to the prosecutor. On the other hand, the convicted man was in contact via Facebook with other alleged jihadists who were in conflict zones.
In addition, during the trial, it was revealed that he had been in contact with Yassin al-Bar, who was arrested on the same day as the convicted man in Switzerland.
