On the occasion of the Throne Day celebrated on Tuesday, marking his enthronement 25 years ago, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 2,476 people. Journalists Taoufik Bouachrine, Omar Radi and Souleimane Raissouni, as well as activists Reda Taoujni and Youssef El Hirech are among the beneficiaries.
Kholoud Mokhtari, the wife of Souleimane Raissouini, the Moroccan journalist sentenced by the Moroccan justice system to five years in prison for "rape", recounts the sad fate of her husband and denounces the lack of respect for freedom of expression in the kingdom.
Pregnant, the Moroccan journalist Asmae Hallaoui, one of the victims of Taoufik Bouachrine , former editor-in-chief of the Arabic-language daily Akhbar Al Yaoum, convicted of "human trafficking", "abuse of power and authority for the purpose of sexual exploitation", died on Monday, January 3, 2022 in a private clinic in Aïn Sebaâ, Casablanca. The cause of death was complications related to childbirth.
The Court of Cassation has confirmed the conviction of Taoufik Bouachrine to 15 years in prison. The former director of the now-defunct daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum had been sentenced on appeal to fifteen years in prison for "human trafficking", "abuse of power for sexual purposes", "rape and attempted rape".
Suspended from his duties as a lawyer for one year, the former lawyer of journalist Taoufik Bouachrine condemns this sentence. Mohamed Ziane denounces an "attempt to stifle" the case.
Taoufik Bouachrine , in prison for human trafficking and rape, would intend to sell his press group to Moulay Hafid El Alamy, businessman and Minister of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy. The reason is an impending bankruptcy.
Asma Al Halawi attempted to take her own life on Sunday, October 13, by drowning on one of the beaches in Casablanca. She is one of the victims of Taoufik Bouachrine, founder of the daily Akhbar al-Youm and Al-Yaoum24.
The Director of the daily newspaper "Akhbar Al Yaoum" has decided to seek a royal pardon, as a last resort in his inextricable case. Taoufik Bouachrine is being prosecuted for human trafficking, rape, violence and sexual harassment.
The criminal chamber of the court of appeal has decided to postpone the decision to release the former editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Akhbar Alyoum" until next week.
Sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Casablanca Court of Appeal, Taoufik Bouachrine , journalist and former editor-in-chief of the newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, is not enjoying good detention conditions in prison, according to the NGO Human Rights Watch.