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Marrakech – The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has firmly denied allegations published yesterday by the Spanish newspaper La Gaceta regarding a Moroccan national recently arrested in Spain.
The DGAPR issued a statement on Thursday, rejecting claims that the individual had benefited from a royal pardon.
Spanish authorities recently arrested two Moroccan immigrants, aged 24 and 26, in the small town of Vallfogona de Balaguer for self-indoctrination, active indoctrination, and collaboration with the terrorist organization Daesh.
La Gaceta had reported that one of two terrorists arrested in Vallfogona de Balaguer, in Spain’s Lérida province, had been “pardoned” by Morocco.
The Iberian publication, citing supposed “sources close to the DGAPR,” claimed that the individual was part of a group of Salafists among the 4,764 prisoners allegedly pardoned by King Mohammed VI in a mass clemency gesture in 2019.
The prison administration swiftly dismissed these allegations as “completely unfounded.” The DGAPR clarified that the Moroccan national in question “did not benefit from the royal pardon during the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s enthronement, simply because he was not in prison on that date.”
Setting the record straight, the DGAPR provided a detailed timeline of the individual’s incarceration. The man was imprisoned on March 28, 2017, for inciting terrorism, glorifying criminal acts, and supporting an extremist organization.
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He served his full six-month sentence from March 28 to September 16, 2017, and was released upon completion of his term. No royal pardon was involved in his case.
The Spanish outlet had claimed the individual, after being released, traveled to Spain through illegal immigration routes and maintained contact with possible fighters in conflict zones.
La Gaceta further alleged that the suspect had been monitored for a year and a half and showed increasing radicalization in recent weeks.
According to the Spanish newspaper, the operation in Vallfogona de Balaguer was carried out by the General Information Commission (CGI) of the Spanish National Police with support from Provincial Information Brigades of Lleida, Tarragona, and Barcelona, in collaboration with Morocco’s General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
The prison administration condemned La Gaceta’s false claims. The DGAPR characterized the allegations as part of a “campaign orchestrated by certain Spanish circles” aimed at undermining the excellent relationship between Rabat and Madrid. This cooperation spans both political and security domains.
La Gaceta had also reported that Spain has recorded 83 arrests for jihadism-related crimes so far in 2025, exceeding the 81 arrests throughout 2024, according to Spain’s Ministry of Interior.
The DGAPR’s forceful rebuttal shows Morocco’s commitment to accuracy in matters of national security and its determination to protect bilateral relations with Madrid from misleading media narratives that seek to “poison the excellent neighborly relations and cooperation” currently maintained between the two shores of the Mediterranean.
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