Morocco jails king insult blogger

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7606920.stm

A Moroccan blogger has been jailed for two years for showing disrespect to the monarchy, say the man's family.

Mohammed Erraji, 29, was convicted after writing an article claiming King Mohammed VI's charitable habits were encouraging a culture of dependency.

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Created by Niluccio on 10 September 2008

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Sinister news if you care about freedom of expression in general and freedom on the internet in particular. Imagine applying this level of criminalisation and judicial censorship in many other parts of the world - no mocking Wills and Harry or you're in Wormwood Scrubs for two years. Preposterous.

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