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Mega-trial against Islamists begins

Africast Global Africa Network- News: "More than 100 members of a large Moroccan Islamist movement went on trial on Thursday in the northern city of Nador, a spokesperson for the movement said.
The court had refused to grant the 107 members of al-Adl w'al- Ihsane (Justice and Spirituality) provisional freedom.
The members of the illegal but so far tolerated, non-violent movement had been detained over the weekend after attending non-authorised meetings and rallies, including demonstrations in favour of the Palestinian cause, in several cities, the daily El-Massae reported."

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