Attorney General v. Rachid Nini and Said Laajal
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.791702
Longitude: -7.09262
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Morocco
- Decision Date
- 16 de nov. de 2009
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Criminal Sanctions
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- Fines
- Media/Press
- Penal Code
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Court Name
- The Casablanca Court of Appeals
- Case Summary
Nini and Laajal, two journalists, were accused of misinformation in the reporting of the bust of a drug trafficking operation by police in the north of Morocco. They were sentenced to imprisonment and fines, but the appeals court dispensed with the prison terms.
- Case Significance
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.
- Related Caselaw (self)
- Source Name and URL
- Yabladi
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- 1 de ago. de 2024
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