Morocco: Retired judge sentenced to three years in prison

Prosecuted in detention after accusing judicial officials in a video of having facilitated the “illegal appropriation of land belonging to her father,” retired judge Malika El Amri was sentenced by the criminal court of first instance of Aïn Sebaa.

The verdict was announced on Thursday evening. Retired judge Malika El Amri was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 2,000 dirhams, reports H24infoShe was prosecuted for, among other things, “dissemination and distribution of false allegations and facts with the aim of infringing on the privacy” and “defamation” of senior judicial officials. The magistrate will have to appeal the decision.