Morocco has detained a 21-year-old French nationwide wished by the US for alleged involvement in cybercrime, a police supply within the kingdom advised AFP on Friday, confirming media studies.
Sebastien Raoult was taken in for questioning on Might 31 on the Rabat-Sale airport in relation to an Interpol pink discover over a cyber-piracy case, the Moroccan police supply mentioned, declining to be recognized and offering no additional particulars.
Interpol pink notices ask member international locations to provisionally detain individuals pending attainable extradition or different authorized motion.
Raoult’s detention was the results of “cooperation” between the dominion’s DGSN safety service and the FBI, Moroccan media reported, citing a police supply.
Lawyer Philippe Ohayon, who’s requesting Raoult be extradited to France fairly than the US, advised AFP his consumer had “solely been in France and Morocco”.
The Moroccan prosecutor’s workplace didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Raoult, a pc science pupil, has been held close to Rabat since early June, in keeping with Moroccan and French media.
French journal L’Obs reported that the FBI suspects Raoult of belonging to the ShinyHunters hacking group, which has allegedly focused US corporations together with Microsoft.
The report mentioned US authorities had been searching for Raoult’s extradition over accusations together with digital fraud and identification theft.
Raoult might face greater than 100 years in jail in the US over the costs, in keeping with L’Obs.
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