Amnesty International: Morocco - Rapper Facing Possible Prison Sentence for Insulting Police
November 13, 2019
November 13, 2019
LONDON, England, Nov. 13 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release:
The arrest and prosecution of Moroccan rapper Mohamed Mounir - widely known as Gnawi - is a flagrant assault on the right to freedom of expression, said Amnesty International ahead of the musician's first trial session on 14 November.
Gnawi was arrested on 1 November and later charged with "offending" public officials and public bodies over a video in which he insults the poli . . .
The arrest and prosecution of Moroccan rapper Mohamed Mounir - widely known as Gnawi - is a flagrant assault on the right to freedom of expression, said Amnesty International ahead of the musician's first trial session on 14 November.
Gnawi was arrested on 1 November and later charged with "offending" public officials and public bodies over a video in which he insults the poli . . .