'Jihad instigator' to stay in jail

(ANSA) - Pisa, December 22 - A 25-year-old man who lives in Ponsacco near Pisa but has Moroccan roots is to remain in prison custody pending trial for 'instigating jihad' through Facebook, the Supreme Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday.
    The court rejected an appeal against the pre-trial custody from lawyers acting for Jalal El Hanaoui, who has lived in Italy since he was a child.
    El Hanaoui, who was arrested in July, has rejected the charges against him and during recent questioning he has reportedly explicitly distanced himself from ISIS and radical Islam. His trial is set to begin in February.