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

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

The appeal trial of the three individuals accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in Tiflet, which was to be held on Thursday, has been postponed to Thursday, April 13 at the request of the victim’s team of lawyers, supported by influential figures such as Mohammed Sebbar, former Secretary General of the National Human Rights Council, and Me Aïcha Guellaâ, President of the Moroccan Association for the Defense of Victims.

Morocco Rape Case Reopened: Court to Hear Appeal in Controversial 11-Year-Old Victim Trial
Morocco

Morocco Rape Case Reopened: Court to Hear Appeal in Controversial 11-Year-Old Victim Trial

The three defendants in the rape of an 11-year-old girl, sentenced to two years in prison, will soon be tried on appeal. The verdict handed down by the Rabat court is considered "lenient" by civil society, in particular Soumaya Naamane Guessous, sociologist, writer and university professor, who, in an open letter addressed to the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi , called for justice to be done for the little girl and her family.

Moroccan Court Demands Appearance of Kuwaiti Fugitive in Teen Rape Case
Morocco

Moroccan Court Demands Appearance of Kuwaiti Fugitive in Teen Rape Case

Charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl in 2020, Abderrahmane Mohamed Samran Al-Azmi, a 24-year-old Kuwaiti national at the time of the events, had been released on bail thanks to his embassy, which had promised his presence at the trial. However, the accused has since escaped justice by fleeing Morocco, and his conditional release has been disapproved by the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH).