A Moroccan court convicted a rapper of using a song about police corruption to undermine the security services on Friday and sentenced him to a year in prison.
Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed (The Enraged) was barred from making a final statement as part of his conviction.
Mr Belghouat, who hails from a working class Casablanca neighbourhood, was kept in prison and his defence team wasn’t present at the sentencing.
Defence lawyers said they would appeal the verdict.
The rapper writes songs about corruption and social injustice and is involved in the growing civil rights movement in the US-backed kingdom.
The song he was charged for is called “Dogs of the State” and is addressed to the police. Full story...
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Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed (The Enraged) was barred from making a final statement as part of his conviction.
Mr Belghouat, who hails from a working class Casablanca neighbourhood, was kept in prison and his defence team wasn’t present at the sentencing.
Defence lawyers said they would appeal the verdict.
The rapper writes songs about corruption and social injustice and is involved in the growing civil rights movement in the US-backed kingdom.
The song he was charged for is called “Dogs of the State” and is addressed to the police. Full story...
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