Moroccan police arrest Bitcoin terror suspect

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Publish date 08 July 2019
Issue Number 668
Diary Legalbrief Forensic
The Moroccan Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation has arrested a Palestinian national suspected of using Bitcoin to fund terrorist organisations. The General Directorate of National Security said the unidentified suspect has acquired considerable experience in electronic currency transactions on several ...

The Moroccan Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation has arrested a Palestinian national suspected of using Bitcoin to fund terrorist organisations. The General Directorate of National Security said the unidentified suspect has acquired considerable experience in electronic currency transactions on several virtual trading platforms. A report on the Morocco World News site notes that he faces charges 'of receiving money from the public and carrying out unauthorised transactions'. He has been placed in pre-trial detention in Rabat.