Two jihadists arrested in the Basque Country and Asturias for spreading Daesh messages and postulates

One of the arrests took place in the town of Itsasondo (Guipuzcoa), where investigators arrested a person for his alleged participation. in the crimes of terrorist indoctrination and self-training. The agents confirmed how this subject created and distributed numerous pro-Daesh publications, while he was immersed in an advanced process of jihadist radicalization.

He another man was arrested in the town of Avilés (Asturias) for his alleged participation in the crimes of self-indoctrination, self-training and glorification of terrorism.

The detainee in Gipuzkoa

The investigation began earlier this year when counterterrorism experts detected an individual. aligned with the postulates of Daesh which produced and disseminated, through its social networks, radical and violent jihadist material.

In the early hours of last Tuesday, officers launched a police operation which resulted in the arrest of this person, registration of your home and two vehicles. In these, researchers worked on various computer hardware being analyzed.

After the investigation, the agents verified that among the contacts on their social networks were several jihadist profiles located in conflict zones. Furthermore, these analyzes showed the advanced state of radicalization of the detainee, which he clearly visualized massively large amount of violent material and terrorist glorification.

In his many comments on social media, he praised the mujahideen – jihadist fighters – and encouraged them to carry out terrorist attacks. He even expressed his desire to wage jihad and become a martyr. In this sense and taking into account the possibility of committing violent action, he was arrested.

Aware of his terrorist activity, he took strict security measures to prevent the police from detecting him. So, among other things, he used computer programs that They allowed him to navigate safely, to avoid detection and identification by the police..

After being placed today at the disposal of the Central Investigation Court number Five of the National Court, the detainee was admitted to prison.

The operation, carried out by agents of the General Information Commission and the Provincial Information Brigade of San Sebastianwas carried out under the direction of the Central Court of Instruction Number One and the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court. At the international level, it benefited from the collaboration of the General Directorate of Territorial Security of Morocco (DGST).

The prisoner in Asturias

The investigation into the detainee in Asturias began earlier this year, when officers detected a radicalized individual who launched pro-jihadist proclamations through social networksafter having internalized this type of ideology.

As a result, this topic was very active on social networks, where it had a a large number of followers, to whom he sent pro-jihadist multimedia content. In it, he expressed his hatred towards everything Western and its way of life. In his publications, he directly incited jihad, called for an uprising of the Muslims of Melilla and made comments in favor of the Palestinian cause.

Furthermore, aware of the illegality of his activities, he adopted various security measures to avoid detection by police officers. All this, added to the fact that the detainee presented intense ideas of carrying out an action of martyrdomled officers to make his arrest early last Tuesday. In addition, they searched two homes, where computer equipment was seized, which is currently being analyzed. With this, the researchers consider it neutralized a danger to national security.

The operation was carried out by agents of the General Information Commission and the Asturias Provincial Information Brigade. In addition, it was carried out under the direction of the Central Investigating Court Number Five and the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court.