The Quadripartite Group consisting of Morocco, Belgium, France, and Spain–formed with the objective of combating terrorism–convened in Grenada for a two-day meeting focused on evaluating collaborative measures among these nations’ prosecutorial offices, and on investigating methods to synchronize actions in response to terrorism threats.
The annual gathering, attended by key figures such as Abdelaziz Raji, the Public Prosecutor at the Rabat Appeal Court; Souhail Choukri, the Deputy Public Prosecutor; and Adel El Bouyahyaoui, the legal attaché at the Moroccan Embassy in Spain, served as a platform for exchanging insights and experiences on the most effective legal practices and jurisprudences of the previous year.
The participants examined a variety of legal and judicial concerns, including the challenges given by the ever-changing nature of terrorism threats.
The use of cyberspace to lure the most impressionable members of society, especially minors, was particularly concerning. The session concluded in a detailed final declaration which delivered a dire warning about the rising terrorism danger emerging from the Sahel region, highlighting the involvement of certain separatist movements, echoing the modus operandi of Daech, and fostering synergies with organized crime in the region to infiltrate societies and facilitate their criminal activities.
The Quadripartite Group called for the critical role of international legal and judicial cooperation in combating terrorism.