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bloggers in Morocco have two years of incarcerated

Mohamed Erraji is the Ramadan differently. Instead of spending the month of fasting with his family, he was arrested. Two years, the 32-year-old now in prison. In a Blog he had taken the charity policy of the Moroccan ruler targeted.

Because of an article in the internet magazine "Hespress" the journalist Mohamed Erraji in a first rapid method to two years imprisonment and a fine equivalent to 430 euros had been convicted. "The court proceedings lasted just ten minutes," reported one of the relatives of the condemned bloggers. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called the process "unfair", a "big step backwards for the kingdom" and demanded the immediate release. "The authorities Mohamed Erraji use as a warning to other bloggers to deter the king on the web criticize. "

The correspondent of" Hespress in Agadir in a web articles had the charity policy of the Moroccan ruler Mohammed VI. being targeted. In particular, a practice that in Morocco, under the name Grima is well known. With petitions to the king, you can bypass the usual high level of red tape, for example, a start-up. This system of begging is against the dignity of people and would encourage laziness, said Mohamed Erraji. In developed countries, it would not do that, then you reward hard work and not begging. "We should be our dream of a Morocco of equality and equal opportunities die Regentschaft von Mohammed VII. verschieben“, empfahl der Internetjournalist seinen Lesern.

Im Vergleich zur Kritik anderer marokkanischer Publikationen, wie etwa der Wochenzeitung „TelQuel“, sind die Worte des Bloggers harmlos und passen sehr gut zum Niveau der populistischen „Hespress“, die es mit den Fakten manchmal nicht so genau nimmt. Die Verhaftung Mohamed Errajis basiert zwar auf dem marokkanischen Pressegesetz, das Kritik am Königshaus untersagt, ist jedoch eher dem Übereifer von Polizeivertretern denn einer systematischen Verfolgung von Bloggern zu verdanken. „Alte Schreibtischtäter“ aus der Zeit Hassans II., nannte ein marokkanischer Blog die wahren Schuldigen.

30 000 blogs in Morocco

Mohamed Erraji is the second blogger in Morocco, who has been convicted. The blog scene is otherwise a model for other Arab countries. In Morocco, some 30,000 blogs are published. In neighboring Algeria, there are only around 6000, in Tunisia hardly ever 1000th "A kind of school for democracy", the famous Moroccan blogger Larbi al-Halili independent websites called the Internet. "They do the work that is not made in the Arab media, or to national parliaments."
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Errajis Mohamed's conviction should, however, a renewed his warning shot across the bow for the scene. In February of this year Fouad Mourtada had already been a 26-year-old IT engineer, was sentenced to three years in prison. He had faked the identity of a Moroccan prince on the website Facebook. In the end, but Mohammed VI pardoned him. In the case of Mohamed Erraji is speculation on the Moroccan blogs already have a new happy ending by royal hand. The end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr would be a good opportunity for a grand gesture. On that date the king traditionally reduces prison sentences or pardon convicts. Mohamed Erraji had his sentence of two years in any case already been a blessing in disguise. The minimum penalty for insulting king is six Months, a maximum of three years overdue. Obviously the judge had already doubts about the procedure, when he was a year less than prescribed, shall determine. This is the second hearing in which only the final verdict is like, everything is open.