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Lennox Kalifungwa

‌Moroccan Jailed For Criticizing Peace With Israel‌

IN FILE - Moroccans burn the Israeli flag as they gather to protest the normalisation of ties with Israel, outside the parliament building in the capital Rabat on December 24, 2022. A Moroccan citizen who criticized the monarch on Facebook over the nation's normalization of relations with Israel was given a five-year prison sentence. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A Moroccan man was sentenced to five years in prison for criticizing the king on Facebook over the country’s normalization of ties with Israel.

Said Boukioud, 48, was jailed on Monday for posts denouncing the Abraham Accords “in a way that could be interpreted as criticism of the king,” the defendant’s lawyer said, adding that an appeal was filed, the Guardian reported.

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