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Morocco man gets three years jail for 'criticising the king'

The New Arab 28 Nov 2023
A Casablanca court on Monday reduced the sentence to three years, according to his lawyer El Hassan Essouni who vowed to challenge the decision. "The ruling was very excessive," the lawyer told reporters, saying they would petition Morocco's highest court for an appeal ... He was arrested on his return to Casablanca this July.
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Moroccan gets 3-year sentence for criticising king online

The New Arab 28 Nov 2023
The court in Casablanca reduced the sentence to three years, lawyer El Hassan Essouni told AFP ... Tens of thousands of Moroccans took to the streets Sunday in Casablanca in the country's latest pro-Palestinian rally, demanding a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the suspension of Moroccan-Israeli ties ... ....
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Uyghur Refugee is a Victim of China’s Abuse of Interpol Red Notices

Bitter Winter English 22 Nov 2023
The Uyghur couple and their three children, Abdulkerim, 9, and his sisters, Nefise, 6, and Uyguray, 4, have been separated since Hasan became the victim of an Interpol Red Notice, issued by China alleging international terrorism, as he landed in Casablanca on his way to Europe from Turkey in search of a better life for his family in 2021.
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Morocco MP, journalist sentenced over World Cup ticket scam

Middle East Online 14 Aug 2023
Mohamed El Hidaoui, a member of parliament and football club owner, was sentenced to 18 months in jail by a Casablanca court, his lawyer Mohamed Ben Malek said ... "I continue to affirm the innocence of my client who has not committed any crime," the lawyer said. "I do not know why he has been put on trial." ... ....
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Morocco MP and journalist sentenced over World Cup scam

The New Arab 13 Aug 2023
Mohamed El Hidaoui, a member of parliament and football club owner, was sentenced to 18 months in jail by a Casablanca court, his lawyer Mohamed Ben Malek told AFP ... "I continue to affirm the innocence of my client who has not committed any crime," the lawyer said. "I do not know why he has been put on trial." ... ....
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Moroccan man gets 5-year jail for criticising King over ties with Israel

The Siasat Daily 04 Aug 2023
However, he was arrested upon his return to Casablanca last week. Boukioud’s lawyer El Hassan Essouni told AFP that the Casablanca court’s verdict “is harsh and incomprehensible”.
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Moroccan gets 5 years in prison for anti-normalisation post

The New Arab 03 Aug 2023
A Moroccan internet user has been sentenced to five years' jail for criticising the king on Facebook over the country's normalisation of ties with Israel, his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday ... The Casablanca court's verdict "is harsh and incomprehensible", the lawyer said.
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Moroccan man jailed for five years for criticising king in Facebook posts

The Observer 03 Aug 2023
A Moroccan internet user has been sentenced to five years’ jail for criticising the king on Facebook over the country’s normalisation of ties with Israel, his lawyer has said ... The Casablanca court’s verdict “is harsh and incomprehensible”, the lawyer said ... Morocco, the lawyer said.
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Moroccan jailed for criticizing peace with Israel

Cleveland Jewish News 03 Aug 2023
... that could be interpreted as criticism of the king,” the defendant’s lawyer said, adding that an appeal was filed, the Guardian reported ... The lawyer described the Casablanca court’s verdict as “harsh and incomprehensible,” and claimed his client did not intend to offend the king.
photo: Creative Commons / Kigali Genocide Memorial
His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial
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Lawyers urge Moroccan King to free jailed journalists

The New Arab 11 Jul 2023
"I call on the judiciary and the highest authority in the land (King Mohamed VI) to come up with a judicial, political and legal solution" to these cases, lawyer Mohamed Messaoudi told reporters in Casablanca ... "As lawyers and defenders of human rights, we call for the immediate liberation of all political prisoners," lawyer Souad Brahma said.
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Lawyers urge Morocco to free jailed journalists

The New Arab 11 Jul 2023
"I call on the judiciary and the highest authority in the land (King Mohamed VI) to come up with a judicial, political and legal solution" to these cases, lawyer Mohamed Messaoudi told reporters in Casablanca ... "As lawyers and defenders of human rights, we call for the immediate liberation of all political prisoners," lawyer Souad Brahma said.
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Jailed Morocco activist sentenced to more prison time: lawyer

The New Arab 25 May 2023
A Moroccan human rights activist serving a three-year jail term has been sentenced to two more years in prison in a separate case, her lawyer told AFP on Thursday ... A court in Casablanca sentenced her late Wednesday to two years behind bars as well as a 2,000-dirham ($195) fine.
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Morocco rapper given suspended jail term for journalist spat

The New Arab 19 Jan 2023
A Moroccan court on Wednesday handed rapper ElGrande Toto a suspended eight-month prison term for "insults, defamation and threats" against a Belgium-based journalist, the artist's lawyer told AFP ... ElGrande Toto's lawyer Abdelfattah Zahrach said he was "partly satisfied" by the ruling but objected to the requirement to pay compensation.
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Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto says sorry for cannabis comments

The New Arab 23 Oct 2022
The controversy "became too big and it is a valuable lesson for me," added the rapper, who was on Thursday forbidden from leaving Moroccan territory by the authorities and was also summoned by the police in Casablanca. "We do not know the purpose of this summons," his lawyer, Abdelfattah Zahrach, said on Sunday.
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“They’ll Get You No Matter What”

Human Rights Watch 28 Jul 2022
That day, the court held an ultimate session on this case in Monjib’s and his lawyers’ absence ... Defense lawyer Mohamed Ziane speaks outside the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, Morocco, on October 17, 2017 ... On June 28, 2021, the police detained Christophe Marchand, a Belgian lawyer mandated by Radi’s parents, upon his arrival in Casablanca’s airport.
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