Attorney General v. Mohamed Erraji
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.791702
Longitude: -7.09262
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Morocco
- Decision Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant/ Acquittal
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Insult to Head of State
- Media/Press
- Publications
- Sedition
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- First Instance Court of Agadir
- Case Summary
Erraji was arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for writing in an online publication that the king's charity toward his people encourages them to remain helpless. His prison term was 3 years. He was later accorded conditional release by the Court of Appeal.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Related Law
- Source URL
- BBC News
- Notes
The appeal court overturned the ruling on the grounds of procedural irregularities. All charges were dropped.
The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- Aug 16, 2024
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