Mohamed El Faid prosecuted and barred from leaving Morocco
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
The Ben Slimane prosecutor is prosecuting Mohamed El Faid while he remains free and has barred him from leaving Morocco over allegations of inciting hatred, insulting Islam, gender-based defamation and inciting crime. The trial is due to open on Monday, according to consistent sources cited by Yabiladi.
The King’s Prosecutor at the Ben Slimane Court of First Instance is prosecuting Mohamed El Faid, a Moroccan YouTube channel host, while he remains at liberty, and has barred him from leaving the country. The proceedings concern alleged incitement to hatred, offences against the Islamic religion, gender-based defamation of women and incitement to commit a crime, according to Yabiladi.
The opening hearing of the trial is scheduled for next Monday, according to consistent sources cited by Yabiladi. Mohamed El Faid’s videos have sparked controversy because of his views on figures from Islamic history, the Prophet’s Sunna and certain religious principles.
