Claim: Lahcen Ikassrien (born October 2, 1972 in Targist, Morocco - according to the Department of Defense), the one who alleged that he had been tortured repeatedly over the course of a month during his detention in Kandahar (that resulted in an article published by El Pais), was arrested in Madrid accused of jihadism, and then received a 10 year sentence, on September 30, 2016, after being convicted of recruiting individuals to go to war-torn Syria.
Evidence: The Department of Defense reports that Ikassrien was born on October 2, 1972, in Targist, Morocco. On November 19, 2006, El País published an article in which Ikassrien alleges that he had been tortured repeatedly over the course of a month during his detention in Kandahar. On June 16, 2014, he was arrested in Madrid accused of jihadism. He received a 10 year sentence, on September 30, 2016, after being convicted of recruiting individuals to go to war-torn Syria.