A few days after the celebration of her wedding, journalist Hajar Raissouni has recounted her time in prison. The circumstances in which she learned of the royal pardon have just been revealed.
Hajar Raissouni and her husband Rifaat Al Amine got married on Saturday, November 30, 2019, in Rabat. On this occasion, the journalist surprised more than one.
Journalist Hajar Raïssouni and her Sudanese fiancé were married on Thursday, October 31, in Rabat , after their release from prison.
Freshly out of prison, journalist Hajar Raïssouni does not approve of the statements of her uncle, Ahmed Raïssouni, President of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, on the boundaries of individual freedoms.
After being granted a royal pardon, gynecologist Mohamed Jamal Belkeziz, sentenced on September 30 to 2 years in prison and 2 years of ban from practicing his duties, for illegal abortion, in the "Hajar Raïssouni" case, has been released from prison. Between disappointment and regret, the doctor wants to take his time before putting on his gynecologist’s coat again.
Released on October 16 following a royal pardon, Hajar Raïssouni , the journalist of the Arabic-language daily, Akhbar Al-Yaoum, arrested at the end of August, then sentenced at the end of September, for "illegal abortion" and "sexual relations outside marriage", did not hide her distress at this trial that had sparked a wave of outrage.
Sentenced to a term of imprisonment, journalist Hajar Raïssouni, has just been granted a pardon by King Mohammed VI, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice. This royal pardon has been extended to the fiancé of the accused as well as to the medical team.
The deputy of the Federation of Democratic Left (FGD), Omar Balafrej, who is the target of a "denigration" campaign led against him by the Islamist movement for his positions, denounced, in an interview, the conviction of the journalist Hajar Raïssouni.
The Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) has looked into the journalist’s statements during her trial, particularly regarding the "torture she suffered" while in pre-trial detention, and demands her "immediate release".
The "Hajar Raïssouni" case, named after the journalist who was sentenced on September 30 to one year in prison for "illegal abortion" and "sexual relations outside of marriage", continues to cause waves in national and international public opinion.
A sit-in is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 2nd in front of the Parliament, in order to support all the protagonists in the "Hajar Raïssouni" case. This is the call launched by several civil society associations to the population.
We now know the verdict in this case that has sparked the most heated controversy in recent weeks. On Monday, September 30, the Court of First Instance in Rabat sentenced Hajar Raïssouni to one year in prison, for "sexual relations outside of marriage and illegal abortion".