A court sentenced Mourtada to imprisonment and a fine on a charge of "usurping an identity" for having created an unauthorized, but non-defamatory, Facebook profile of King Mohamed VI's brother. Mourtada said he was assaulted for a forced confession stating that he had placed a profile of the Prince on Facebook to "get girlfriends". He was released after 48 days of imprisonment by royal pardon. There was no investigation held regarding the torture claims.