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Morocco rapper faces jail for insulting police

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By AFP

Moroccan rapper Mohamed Mounir, alias Gnawi is in police custody after he was charged with offending public officials after appearing in court November 14, 2019.

IN SUMMARY

  • Moroccan rapper who co-authored a song criticising the kingdom faces two years in prison.
  • He was arrested on November 1, a day after the song’s release.
  • Amnesty International called his arrest “absurd” and an “outrageous assault on free speech”.
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