A Moroccan courtroom sentenced a younger cartoonist to 4 years in jail for “insulting the king” over caricatures he drew of King Mohammed VI, his lawyer mentioned Sunday.
Lawyer Farouk Mehdaoui mentioned 22-year-old Yasser Mounbir was additionally fined 40,000 dirhams (about $4,000) for the offence.
Mehdaoui mentioned the defence group will file an attraction.
Mounbir, who was convicted of “insulting the king” and “insulting public officials”, was arrested in June, after he posted his caricatures of the monarch on Instagram.
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights had known as for his launch.
Article 179 of the Moroccan Penal Code forbids “defamation, insult or infringement of the private life of the king” and gives for jail sentences starting from six months to 2 years.
The sentences may be doubled when the offence is dedicated electronically.
Rights advocates in Morocco have known as for an finish to legal guidelines they are saying stifle freedom of speech and for the pardon of individuals sentenced over social media posts.
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