Attorney General v. Mohamed Erraji
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
Latitude: 31.791702
Longitude: -7.09262
- Country Location (linked Case Law)
- Morocco
- Decision Date
- 8 de set. de 2008
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Judgment in Favor of Defendant
- 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
- Court of Appeal of Agadi
- 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. However, the appeal court overturned the first instance court's ruling on the grounds of procedural irregularities.
- 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)
- Related Law
- Source Name and URL
- BBC News
- Collection
- SMEX
- Date Updated
- 16 de ago. de 2024
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