Morocco: Editor facing jail over Champagne story
Morocco: Editor facing jail over Champagne story
Feb 26, 2013 6
(TheDrinksBusiness) - Amnesty International claims that a Moroccan magazine editor is facing at least one-year in prison after running a story alleging that a senior government official spent public money on a Champagne dinner.
Youssef JajiliThe editor has been charged with disseminating false information after he published the article in Al-Aan magazine in June 2012. Youssef Jajili reported that the minister of industry, trade and new technologies spent 10,000 Moroccan Dirhams (around £770) of public money on a private Champagne dinner during an official trip to Burkina Faso.
In a statement Amensty International said: “The charges against Jajili must be dropped immediately by the Court of First Instance in Ain Sebaa in Casablanca.
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