72 year old Moroccan activist jailed
Unbelievable. Moroccan authorities just jailed 72 year old activist Mohamed Bougrine for supporting prisoners jailed for “attacking religious values in the Islamic kingdom” (Morocco is not, by title anyhow, an “Islamic kingdom”).
So wait a minute. This guy, Bougrine, who had been to jail before during the days of the protectorate, is apparently just a supporter of these prisoners…he didn’t actually attack religious values (whatever that means). So now it’s a crime to have an opinion?
June 27th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
“So now it’s a crime to have an opinion?”
Why, had you any doubts? How long did you say you’ve been living in Morocco?
When you consider the fate of the May 1-demonstrators, jailed for voicing their opinion on the need to reduce the King’s powers, it is difficult to be surprised…
Makes me think about a great line in The Clash’s “Know your rights”: “you have the right to free speech, as long as you’re not dumb enough to actually try it”…
June 28th, 2007 at 5:27 am
I didn’t see anywhere in the article where it mentions what he’s been charged with doing in details, just generalizations, which is typical of dictatorships. Crazy.
June 30th, 2007 at 6:37 am
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