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“Released in Morocco, Abdelkader Belliraj Obtains Belgian Passport,” translated from “Libéré au Maroc, Abdelkader Belliraj obtient son passeport belge,” by Latifa Babas, Yabiladi, April 24, 2025 (thanks to David):
A few weeks after his release thanks to a royal pardon granted on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Abdelkader Belliraj, convicted in Morocco for terrorism-related offenses, has obtained a Belgian passport, Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden confirmed on Tuesday.
Aged 67 and holding dual Moroccan and Belgian nationality, Belliraj was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010. His sentence was reduced to 25 years in 2022, before he was pardoned by King Mohammed VI at the end of Ramadan at the end of March. He was released from Oudaya prison in Marrakech and then contacted the Belgian Embassy in Rabat to begin the process of renewing his passport.
“This man is a Belgian citizen and has relatives in Belgium,” Minister Verlinden told the Justice Committee in response to a question from far-right MP Alexander Van Hoecke (Vlaams Belang).
Asked about the possibility of Belliraj returning to Belgian soil, the Minister assured that the relevant services, including State Security, are closely monitoring the situation and assessing the measures to be taken if such a scenario were to materialize. She specified that this issue could, if necessary, be discussed with the Moroccan authorities, reiterating that a royal pardon is a sovereign decision.
“There are indications that Belliraj is considering a return soon,” Van Hoecke warned, denouncing the release of a man “convicted of terrorism and suspected of political assassinations.” According to him, this decision sends a “troubling signal” to the victims.
Abdelkader Belliraj is among the 33 detainees convicted of terrorism and extremism-related charges who received a royal pardon in March, out of a total of 1,533 prisoners. The Moroccan Ministry of Justice emphasized at the time that these individuals had expressed their adherence to the “fundamental principles and sacred values of the Nation and its institutions,” explicitly renouncing all forms of extremism.
The Belliraj affair first broke in 2008, when then-Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa announced the dismantling of what he described as “one of the most dangerous terrorist cells recently neutralized.” Thirty-five people were arrested at the time.
Andy Cap says
Belgium too is led by doinkheads.
UMA MAHESWAR NAKKA says
+1
mgoldberg says
A sane person would consider this a form of madness. Why would a nation consider bringing in a person convicted of assassinations who was ‘spared’ his earned life imprisonment and then bring him back to the
land that he has disdain for and for which he presents as an obvious danger. He was a murderer and deserves only the land that freed him- a muslim land- not a european land for which he has demonstrable disdain.
rick says
Name the Belgium idiot who allowed him to have Belgium citizenship right out of jail. This is a bad guy and should have an around the clock team keeping watch on his comings and goings and a tap on every electronic device he owns is clearly warranted.
His only purpose in life is to plan jihadist violence. Again, who was the “official” who allowed him to gain Belgium citizenship. Belgium seems to be ground zero for Muslim jihadists in Europe. El Salvador should have been his destination while staying at the Hotel CECOT.
Note: The Terrorism Confinement Center (Spanish: Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, abbreviated and commonly known as CECOT)
Hank says
The political elite hate their citizens to death and the citizens hate themselves for voting into office nation-destructive politicians. Don’t pity, they wanted this.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Is there any real contribution that Belgium has made to Europe, other than providing its capital to be the headquarters of the EU and NATO?
WPM says
Whoever gave the go ahead for this jihadist to get a passport to Belgium should put him up in their own house expose himself and his family to this dangerous Islamic parasite .The elite hate the average citizens in their own countries that is the only conclusion I can come up with this insanity .
James Lincoln says
Infidel,
Their biggest contributions have been their chocolate – and Belgium waffles.
gravenimage says
And maybe “French” fries…
Glen Coo says
Notice he is being released for supportinng the fundamentals of a Muslim Nation, not a christian one!
jerry glenn says
Belgium surges in the international Islamopandering derby
gravenimage says
Convicted jihad terrorist, released from prison in Morocco, obtains Belgian passport
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Why the hell should he now have carte blanch to victmize Belgians?