The police services of the wilaya of Mostaganem arrested a person aged 55, accused of stealing the zakat fund. And this, at the level of a mosque in Mostaganem. According to what the Arabic-speaking daily reports Ennahar, the accused is from the wilaya of Mascara. Indeed, the imam of the mosque and other people filed a complaint against the 50-year-old who was the subject of suspicion.
As a result, the responsible services moved to the scene. After viewing the surveillance camera videos, it turned out that the arrested person is the same one who appears in the surveillance camera videos. As a result, the police agents transferred the accused immediately to the police station. And this, in order to investigate the case.
The accused repeatedly stole the zakat boxes
According to what the same media source reports, the thief has already taken part in several such cases. Moreover, he repeatedly stole the boxes of zakat in different mosques. Taking advantage of the opening of the box during the hours of prayer, the accused rushes to steal the money by breaking the padlock of the box, using a screwdriver.
It should also be noted that the person arrested returned to the same place to try to steal the money. This before being stopped by the imam of the mosque and a group of people who were present on the spot.
