JOURNALIST JAIL-BOUND FOR ASSAULT

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 11, 2021 1:56 am

MARRAKESH: Detained Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni was sentenced on Friday (Saturday in Manila) to five years in jail for indecent assault against another man. Raissouni, editor-in-chief of now-defunct newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum, denies the charge and has been on a hunger strike for 93 days. He was not present in court for the sentencing. His supporters say the case is politically motivated and part of an official defamation campaign against critical journalists and activists.

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