Maastricht man Mohammed G. is now officially suspected by the judiciary of participating in a terrorist organization because of a deadly kidnapping in South Africa.

That became clear Monday at a hearing before the court in Rotterdam.

Bitcoins

The prosecution now assumes that the Maastricht jihadist wanted to use the credit cards captured in a deadly kidnapping in South Africa for terrorist organizations. G. allegedly tried to buy bitcoins with the credit card data. These, in turn, would be used to purchase weapons, set up a training camp and conduct propaganda for a network of jihadists.

South Africa

In February, an elderly British couple was kidnapped in South Africa. Their bodies were recovered several weeks later. A South African couple is in custody for the kidnapping. Mohammed G. allegedly helped that couple with the further handling of the kidnapping and the removal of the loot.

Also read: Mohammed G. involved in kidnapping South Africa

IS

G. has been in contact with the justice system before because of his extremist views. He was detained for three years because he wanted to travel to IS territory to fight there. He was also detained in a psychiatric clinic.

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