On Saturday, June 13, Moroccan police apprehended a 30-year-old French national of Algerian descent at Marrakech-Ménara Airport. She is suspected of disseminating digital content that allegedly contained defamatory and offensive remarks about Moroccan citizens, as well as accusations directed at a public institution governed by law.
The arrest occurred as the suspect was preparing to leave Morocco on a flight to France. Police had issued a national search notice for her after a judicial inquiry was initiated under the authority of the relevant prosecutor's office.
Allegations of Harm to Reputation
The investigation focuses on posts shared on the suspect's social media accounts. According to the information provided, these posts allegedly included "remarks harming Moroccan citizens, explicit allegations of corruption against public officials, and claims of preferential treatment in the execution of their duties concerning the enforcement of traffic laws."
The judicial authorities consider these alleged actions to fall within a criminal case due to their defamatory nature and the offensive character towards a public institution. The legal process will need to ascertain the exact nature of the published remarks, their context, and how widely they were disseminated.
The apprehended individual has been placed in police custody as part of the investigation led by the prefectural judicial police of Marrakech, under the supervision of the relevant prosecutor's office. Investigators will need to determine "the true motivations that led to the alleged commission of these criminal acts," according to details from the investigation. The judicial outcomes will depend on the decisions made by the public prosecutor's office.
As reported by barlamane.com.
