Moroccan Activist Sentenced to 2 Years for Criticizing Government, Inciting Crime

Noureddine Aouaj had been prosecuted after his arrest on June 15 during a sit-in on the sidelines of the trial of journalists Omar Radi, Imad Stitou and Soulaimane Raïssouni.

After being heard by the prosecutor at the end of 48 hours of custody, this figure of the February 20 movement was directly presented to the judge. The sentence was pronounced, the activist will spend the next two years in detention.