The Bitter Price of Speaking Truth to Power

By Bill Day on June 17, 2003 12:06 PM | | Comments (0)

Zawya.com | arab business and finance

A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday sentenced journalist Ali Lmrabet to three years in jail and backed a previous court order shutting down his two satirical publications on charges of insulting the king, judicial sources said.

Lmrabet, who has been on a hunger strike since May 6, was originally sentenced to a four-year prison term almost a month ago for insulting King Mohammed VI and offending the monarchy and Morocco's territorial integrity.

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