The prosecutor asks for five years in prison for a mother for planning to travel with her children to jihadist territory: « I have four lions » | Spain

The Prosecutor’s Office has requested that Verónica Antonieta R., a neighbor of Vitoria and mother of four children, five years in prison for a crime of self -adoctrination and self -capacitation for terrorist purposes. The woman It was arrested in September 2023accused of having undertaken an intense Islamic radicalization process that led him to swear loyalty to the DAESH and to plan to travel to the area controlled by the jihadist organization with his family. According to the Public Ministry, it was intended for their offspring – all men under 12, at the time of their arrest – they could thus become « Mujahidines »: « My children make jihad one day, Inshallah (God willing). I have four lions here”, He presented in one of the communications intercepted by the Civil Guard.

In his accusation brief, prosecutor Joaquín González-Herrero claims to impose another three years of freedom guarded to the defendant, once he fulfills his penalty. The agents, who followed the track since the beginning of 2023, They arrested her in September of that year at home from the Vitorian neighborhood of Zabalgana, where it was completely covered by a Niqab that only allowed to see his eyes. After his capture, Verónica Antonieta R. entered provisional prison, but the National Court finally released her waiting for the trial. The court plans to celebrate the oral hearing against it this Tuesday.

During the investigation, the Civil Guard concluded that the mother, with Spanish nationality and of Peruvian origin, tried to indoctrinate her four children, in addition to producing and disseminating jihadist material (edited and shared videos, repeated proclamations in favor of the terrorist group, made publications on websites and social networks in several languages, such as Spanish, Arabic, English and Russian). « It was proud through social networks to educate their minor children in the postulates of jihadist terrorism and their conviction to unite them to the organization, » said the Armed Institute. The Court of the Court also considered that there were indications that he encouraged his children to become « combatants »: that is, « in terrorists willing to kill, die and self -change ». However, the Prosecutor’s Office considers that it does not have enough evidence to maintain this accusation in the trial: « It has not been possible to establish with the degree of certainty in law. »

On the contrary, in the opinion of the Public Ministry, there are abundant indications of the woman’s own radicalization: « The internalization of the jihadist ideology by the accused and her persistence in disseminating the doctrines and purposes of the (terrorist organization) with the aim of capturing and recruiting new members in favor of it, as well as moving with their children to territory controlled by the DAESH to contribute there to contribute there, » writes the prosecutor. He adds: “It has a rigorist vision of Islam, with a consolidated and extensive radical formation, sharing beliefs and thoughts about the Sharia in its most orthodox aspect. ”

« This extreme religious vision the distance of the western society in which it lives – whose system of values ​​does not share – while seeking the search for a private environment, where the concept of medieval origin of the Muslim Brotherhood prevails, » continues the accusation brief, to which the country had access. The prosecutor’s document continues: « These feelings have exceeded the religious, internal and deprived sphere of the accused; since her radicalization has crystallized in her purpose of self -constantly and formed ideologically in the postulates of the DAESH. » The Public Ministry thus underlines its interest in « jihadist terrorism », evidenced by its « participation in communication channels of that organization » (« has accessed, discharged and stored multimedia material » for « its self -adestrogation with the design of self -patient to be in a position to collaborate or intervene in future terrorist actions) and for its » numerous « contacts with members of the radical group.

The prosecutor emphasizes that Verónica Antonieta R. professes a « hatred of the western world » and, in addition, affects that the material that has been seized « constitutes » a powerful and « effective » « medium » of persuasion, instigation and capture of proselytes « : » In attention to the suggestive and skillful form with the messages, not exempt from epic and grandiose components. Photographs, as in the videos and audios located on their devices (electronic), the violent actions carried out by the DAESH (…) The acts of extreme violence are presented as acts of justice, as a sacred mission to which the recipients of these messages must join (…) display a potential devastating capacity to convert those who access to such content ”are exalted.