Morocco Sentences Two for Public Fast-Breaking and Drug Use During Ramadan

In addition to the suspended prison sentence, the two defendants were ordered to pay a fine of 100 dirhams, reports Hespress. Their arrest followed a report. The two individuals had broken the Ramadan fast and used drugs in public.

In Morocco, the law punishes the public breaking of the fast during the month of Ramadan. As stipulated in Article 222 of the Moroccan Penal Code: "Whoever, notoriously known for his belonging to the Muslim religion, ostensibly breaks the fast in a public place during the time of Ramadan, without a reason admitted by this religion, is punished with imprisonment of one to six months and a fine of 12 to 120 dirhams." The convicted person can, however, appeal this judgment.