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Moroccan Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Defaming Justice Minister
Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced on Monday to one and a half years in prison and a fine of 1.5 million dirhams for defamation.

Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced on Monday to one and a half years in prison and a fine of 1.5 million dirhams for defamation.

Last Friday, the journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui would have requested a special permit to be able to attend his son’s birthday, and his request was rejected. Let’s remember that he was arrested and convicted in the context of the Rif Hirak.