Almost half of the 700 Islamic militants sentenced to jail terms following the 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca are on hunger strike, the director of the Moroccan prisons department Mohammed Mabdenabaoui has said. "Approximatly 300 Islamic inmates are on hunger strike in seven different prisons," he was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. The inmates are demanding new trials and to be set free.
The hunger strike reportedly begun on 2 May to coincide with a conference on the reintegration of prisoners organised by the Foundation Mohammed VI.
Some 2,000 Islamic militants were arrested after terrorist attacks on Casablanca left 33 dead on May 2003. Seven hundred are still in jail, Mabdenabaoui said.
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