Touria Jaïdi Bouabid v. Al Ahdath Al Maghribiya, Al Ayam, and Al Ousbouîya Al Jadida

Case Law
Country
Country Location

Latitude: 31.791702

Longitude: -7.09262

Country Location (Lié Case Law)
Morocco
Decision Date
18 avr. 2005
Case Status
Affaire Résolue
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Affirmed Lower Court
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Monetary Damages/Fines
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Libel
  • Media/Press
  • Penal Code
  • Publications
  • Slander
Judicial Body
Appellate Court
Court Name
Casablanca Appeals court
Case Number
71/67/05, 72/67/05 and 93/67/05
Case Summary

In separate trials, the head of a children's assistance organization sued three other Moroccan newspapers for erroneously reporting that she was under investigation for suspected embezzlement. The newspapers were forced to pay fines and high damages awards to the plaintiff.

The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction. The significance of this case is undetermined at this point in time.

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Source Name and URL
Human Rights Watch
Collection
  • SMEX
Date Updated
1 août 2024