Scandinavian tourist murder : Death penalty for three
Three Islamic State group supporters,Abdessamad Ejjoud, Younes Ouaziyad and Rachid Afatti, have been sentenced to death for murdering two Scandinavian hikers in Morocco.
The three follow petitions on social media calling for their execution. The murder has been done since these men wanted to impress Islamic State. They confessed to the murder at a court in Salé, near Rabat.
The 25-year-old street vendor, Abdessamad Ejjoud told the court, “I beheaded one of them… I regret it”
Maren Ueland (28) from Norway and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (24) from Denmark were found beheaded in the High Atlas mountains in December.
This will be the first in Morocco since 1993, if the executions go ahead.
“The most just thing would be to give these beasts the death penalty they deserve”, reads a letter from Jespersen’s mother.
The bodies of tourists were found on 17 December in an isolated area near Mount Toubkal, Morocco’s highest peak, and a popular destination for hikers.
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