Six of those indict­ed whose identi­ties have not been reveal­ed, are betwee­n 13 and 18 years oldCOPENHAGEN: Danish police on Thursday said they had launched prosecutions against 14 people suspected of sharing on social media the murder video of one of the two young Scandinavian hikers killed in Morocco. A video circulating on social networks at the time, believed authentic by authorities, showed one of the murders in the High Atlas mountains. “The 14 people are accused of violating the penal code by sharing the video — usually via Facebook Messenger or other social networks,” said East Jutland police chief Michael Kjeldgaard in a statement. Morocco arrests three suspects in hikers’ murder: sourceTwo of them are also accused of apologising for terrorism, the prosecution told AFP. The grisly killings of the hikers shocked Morocco, where tourism is a cornerstone of the economy.

Source: The Express Tribune March 07, 2019 15:52 UTC