Suspects, charged in connection with the murder of two Scandinavian hikers, arrive for their trial at a Moroccan courtA Moroccan court adjourned on Thursday for two weeks the trial of two dozen suspects charged in connection with the murder of two Scandinavian hikers minutes after it opened. A separate video in the initial aftermath of the murder showed the alleged killers pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Mountains near the tourist village of Imlil in the High Atlas range, where the two Scandinavian hikers were murdered in December last yearAged from 25 to 33, they all lived Marrakesh. A lawyer for one of the victim's families told AFP he would seek the death penalty for the murders. A de facto moratorium on carrying out executions has been in place in Morocco since 1993.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 02, 2019 12:33 UTC