Attorney General v. Ali Anouzla
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.791702
Longitude: -7.09262
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Morocco
- Decision Date
- May 24, 2016
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Inadmissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant/ Acquittal
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- National Security
- Publications
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- First Instance Court of Rabat
- Case Summary
Ali Anouzla, a journalist and editor of an online news site, spoke to a foreign newspaper about limitations on freedom of expression in Morocco. He was charged with "undermining national territorial integrity" for reportedly using the term “occupied Western Sahara”. The Court ultimately dropped these charges.
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- Front Line Defenders
- Notes
This case did not set a binding or persuasive precedent either within or outside its jurisdiction
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 16, 2024
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