Tiflet Child Rape Case: Appeal Trial Delayed as Moroccan Rights Advocates Rally for Victim

The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat, composed of five judges, agreed by validating the form of the file and accepting the postponement in order to proceed with the hearing of the young girl and a witness, the defense of the victim said.

This atrocious incident of rape of a minor has aroused strong emotion in Moroccan public opinion. Women’s and children’s rights defense associations have firmly expressed their support for the victim and their outrage at such an act.

Thus, the postponement of the trial is eagerly awaited by all the parties involved in this case, in the hope that justice will be served for the young victim and that the perpetrators will be severely punished.