RSF: Court quashes Moroccan blogger’s conviction
September 19th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick
Mohamed Erraji, who had been sentenced to two years in prison for allegedly disrespecting the Moroccan King in a news article for the website Hespress, has had his sentenced quashed.
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