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RABAT (Reuters) - A Moroccan appeals court in Casablanca on Thursday confirmed the conviction of dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a man, in a case that has outraged many human rights advocates in the country.
By Reuters Staff
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CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies, in a case that outraged human rights advocates in the country.
Raisouni has been on a hunger strike for over 80 days to protest his pre-trial detention since May 2020.
The plaintiff and witnesses were heard in the absence of Raisouni and his defense which had withdrawn from attending hearings since Tuesday citing concerns about a fair trial .
“A fair trial cannot take place in the absence of the defendant himself,” said his lawyer Souad Brahma.