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1 | Morocco: Student Jailed for Insulting King in Video | Maraoka: Mpianatra Nogadraina Fa Nanevateva Ny Mpanjaka Tao Anatina Lahatsary |
2 | This post is part of our special coverage Morocco Protests 2011. | |
3 | On Monday 13 February, 2012, a court in the Moroccan city of Taza sentenced 24 year-old student Abdelsamad Haydour to three years in jail and a fine of USD 1,200 for criticizing the king of Morocco in a video [ar] posted on YouTube. | Tamin'ny Alatsinainy 13 Febroary teo, niampanga ilay mpianatra, Abdelsamad Haydour 24 taona higadra 3 taona an-tranomaizina sy handoa lamandy 1200 dolara amerikana ny fitsarana ao an-tanànan'i Maraoka ao Taza noho ny fitsikerana nataony tamin'ny mpanjakan'i Maraoka tamina lahatsary navoakany tao amin'ny YouTube. |
4 | According to the official state news agency [fr], Mr. Haydour is accused of “attacking the sacred values of the nation.” | Araka ny fanambarana ofisialy navoakan'ny sampam-pahalalam-baovaon'ny fanjakana, voampanga ho “nanosihosy ny hasin'ny firenena” i Haydour. |
5 | According to one Moroccan news website Mr. Haydour had no legal assistance during the hearing and the Court did not appoint a lawyer to defend the accused in accordance with the Moroccan law. | Araka ny voalazan'ny tranokalam-baovao ao Maraoka, tsy nanana mpisolo vava Andriamatoa Haydour nandritra ny fakana ambavany azy ary tsy nanendry mpisolo vava ho azy ihany koa ny fitsarana mba hiaro ny voampanga ho fanajana ny lalàna Maraokana. |
6 | Under Moroccan law the king is considered “inviolable.” | Araka ny lalàna maraokana, tsy azo ‘tsinontsinoavina' ny mpanjaka. |
7 | But the Moroccan constitution also guarantees (Article 25) “freedom of thought, opinion and expression in all its forms.” | Ny lalampanorenana maraokana ao amin'ny (andininy 23) kosa anefa dia manome antoka ny ” fahalalahana ara-tsaina, ara-kevitra ary fahalalahana haneho hevitra amin'ny endriny rehetra.” |
8 | The incriminating four-minute clip was posted in early January, during a week of social unrest and violent clashes between demonstrators and anti-riot police in the unemployement-stricken city of Taza. | Nivoaka tany am-piandohan'ny volana Janoary tany ilay lahatsary naharitra efatra minitra niampangana azy, nandritra ny herinandro nisian'ny rotaka ara-tsosialy sy ny fifandonana feno herisetra teo amin'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana sy ny polisy misahana ny rotaka tao an-tanàna anjakan'ny tsy fananan'asa tao Taza. |
9 | In the video, Abdelsamad Haydour is seen talking to a group of people in the street, harshly criticizing the king and his entourage (video posted by zawali66): | Ao anatin'ilay lahatsary, hita miresaka amina vondron'olona eny an-dalana i Abdelsamad Haydour, mitsikera mafy ny mpanjaka sy ny olona akaiky azy (lahatsary navoakan'ny zawali66): |
10 | The ruling comes less than a week after an 18-year-old appeared before a court in the capital Rabat accused of committing a crime of lèse-majesté by posting pictures and videos on Facebook mocking King Mohammed VI. | Tonga ny mpanjaka raha tsy mbola feno ny herinandro nanatrehana olona iray feno 18 taona ny Fitsarana tao an-drenivohitra Rabat voampanga ho nanevateva azy tamin'ny fandefasany sary sy lahatsary maneso ny mpanjaka Mohammed VI. |
11 | The news of the sentence against Mr. Haydour provoked some strong reactions on social networks. | Niteraka fanehoan-kevitra mafana teo amin'ny valan-tserasera ny vaovao mikasika ny sazy azon'i Haydour. |
12 | Rasta Basta tweets: | Rasta Basta ni-tweet: |
13 | @Basta: just a thought: in #Morocco defaming God does not lead to prison, defaming the king does, for 3 yrs; any conclusions? | @Basta: eritreritra fotsiny ihany: ao #Morocco tsy mampigadra ny manevateva an'Andriamanitra, mampigadra kosa ny manevateva ny mpanjaka, gadra 3 taona; misy fehin-kevitra ve? |
14 | #HR #ArabSpring | #HR #ArabSpring |
15 | Samia Errazzouki tweets: | Samia Errazzouki ni-tweet: |
16 | @Charquaouia: I've lost count of the people jailed in Morocco since the new constitution and elections for merely expressing themselves with words. | @Charquaouia: Hatramin'izay nisian'ny lalampanorenana sy fifidianana izay, tsy voaisako intsony ny olona nogadraina tao Maraoka noho ny fanehoan'izy ireo hevitra tokana fotsiny ihany. |
17 | Burrito tweets: | Burrito ni-tweet: |
18 | @Burrito_SB: How many people should get arrested for simply expressing their opinion do we need to realize that nothing has changed in #morocco #maroc | @Burrito_SB: Olona firy no tokony hosamborina noho ny fanehoan-kevitra kely mba ataony, mila fantarintsika ve fa tsy nisy fiovana ao #morocco #maroc |
19 | Despite sustained growth, Morocco still suffers from high unemployment, especially prevalent among the youngest with more than a quarter of graduates unable to find a job. | Na dia eo aza ny fitomboankarena miandalana, mbola mijaly noho ny tsy fisian'ny asa i Maraoka, indrindra ny tanora vao misondrotra izay mihoatra ny ampahaefatra amin'izy ireo no manana diplaoma tsy mety mahita asa. |
20 | Many Moroccan cities witness daily demonstrations over unemployment often led by university graduates who wish to integrate the public sector. | Tanàndehibe maro ao Maraoka no vavolombelon'ny fihetsiketsehana isan'andro momba ny tsy fisian'asa tarihin'ny nahazo ny diploma oniversitera te-hiditra amin'ny asam-panjakana. |
21 | Last month four of these protesters set themselves on fire in the capital Rabat. | Tamin'ny volana lasa, nandrehitra afo tany an-drenivohitra Rabat mihitsy ny efatra tamin'ireo mpanao fihetsiketsehana. |
22 | One of them lost his life. | Namoy ny ainy tamin'izany ny iray tamin'izy ireo. |
23 | But it is in the city of Taza where the social tension reached its peak. | Saingy ao an-tanànan'i Taza no faratampon'ny fihenjanana ara-tsosialy. |
24 | The city witnessed several weeks of violent clashes between demonstrators and anti-riot police, culminating on February 1st when the police proceeded to a house-to-house search, arresting several suspected rioters. | Nanatrika herinandro vitsivitsy anjakan'ny fifanandrinana mahery vaika eo amin'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana sy ny polisy misahana ny rotaka ny tanàna, ary ny henjana indrindra dia ny tamin'ny voalohany Febroary rehefa niditra isan-tokantrano tsirairay mihitsy ny polisy, nisambotra olona maro ahiana ho mpirotaka. |
25 | On Tuesday, 17 individuals from Taza were sentenced to up to eight months in jail for “vandalism and destruction of public property,” the local media reported. | Tamin'ny talata, olona 17 avy any Taza no voaheloka hatramin'ny valo volana an-tranomaizina noho ny “fandrobana sy fanimbana fananam-panjakana,” hoy ny tatitra navoakan'ny mpamoaka vaovao ao an-toerana. |