Hassan Kettani
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| Title | Sheikh |
| Born | Hassan al Kettani |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Creed | Athari |
| Movement | Salafi |
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Hassan al-Kettani (Arabic: حسن الكتاني; born 16 August 1972 in Salé) is a Muslim preacher and former political prisoner from Morocco. He was imprisoned for alleged connections to the 2003 Casablanca bombings, Kettani was pardoned by Mohammed VI eight years later after efforts by his lawyer, human rights groups and Islamists success in Morocco's parliament.
The Kettani family has historically been a part of Morocco's religious establishment, serving as both academics and preachers for centuries, he is the great grandson of Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar al-Kattānī. Kettani was as student of fellow Moroccan cleric Muhammad Abu Khubza in addition to Abdullah al-Ghumari and Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari, as well as Albanian cleric Abdul Qader Arnaoot. His family is also a member of Ahl al-Bayt, being descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hasan ibn Ali.
On February 18, 2003, Kettani was arrested by Moroccan authorities. On September 23, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with the 2003 Casablanca bombings, for which authorities accused him of being an ideological leader. Kettani upheld his innocence, claiming that his conviction was politically motivated and illegal, and human rights groups criticized his sentencing as unfair. In June 2005, he and 664 other Islamists began a hunger strike in prison to protest their convictions. Moroccan politician Mohamed Bouzoubaa criticized the move as being more concerned with politics than human rights, though Kettani's lawyer Mustafa Ramid upheld that he and other Islamists were victims of unjust trials. A second hunger strike took place at the prison in Kenitra in 2010 though most detainees ceased after negotiations with authorities; Kettani continued the strike longer than all other detainees, continuing to uphold his innocence and demand a reopening of his case.
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