Moroccan YouTuber Released After 3-Month Sentence for COVID-19 Misinformation
19 June 2020
The YouTuber "Mi Naïma" is now free. She left the Oukacha prison in Casablanca on Thursday after spending 3 months there for posting false content on YouTube.
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Agadir Hotel Owner Jailed for Alleged Document Forgery and Auction Obstruction
16 June 2020
A hotelier in Agadir was placed in pre-trial detention in the Ait Melloul prison, for his alleged involvement in a case of document forgery and obstruction of a court decision (…)
Former Moroccan Dressage Champion Faces Trial for Alleged Rape of Minors in Belgium
13 June 2020
Naoufal Hassani, a 29-year-old Brussels rider, also a former Moroccan dressage champion, is accused of raping three minors. He faces up to eight years in prison.
Supermarket Security Guard Sentenced for Sexual Harassment of Coworkers
13 June 2020
The Nîmes criminal court sentenced a Moroccan, employed as a security guard in a supermarket, to 12 months in prison with a suspended sentence for acts of sexual harassment on (…)
Moroccan Court Jails Alleged Child Rapist After Public Outcry
12 June 2020
The alleged rapist of Ikram, a 6-year-old girl, has been returned to pre-trial detention, Wednesday. This is the decision of the Moroccan justice, after the wave of outrage (…)
Moroccan Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Controversial Salafist Preacher
28 May 2020
The Casablanca Court of Appeal confirmed, on Wednesday, the conviction to one year in prison and the payment of a fine of 2,000 dirhams handed down at first instance against (…)
Grisly Murder Shocks Moroccan Village During Ramadan Lockdown
24 May 2020
The mutilated body of a man in his fifties was discovered in Had Rass Al Aïn, in the village of Oum Aliouled Oukad. The defendant is now in prison.
King Mohammed VI Pardons 483 Prisoners for Eid Al Fitr in Morocco
24 May 2020
On the occasion of the celebration of Eid Al Fitr, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 483 people, some of whom were in detention and others at liberty. These former prisoners (…)
Moroccan Man Sentenced for Public Indecency at French McDonald’s
21 May 2020
The Briey court sentenced, on Tuesday, May 19, a Moroccan to three months in prison with probationary suspension. He is accused of having exposed himself on January 20 in front (…)
Moroccan Youth Face Charges for Breaking Ramadan Fast in Public
20 May 2020
The police arrested five young people, including two girls, who were smoking in broad daylight and in public in Marrakech. They are accused of violating Ramadan and confinement.