Fouad Mourtada, the 26-year old IT engineer who has been arrested on February 5th, 2008 and sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of $1350 for creating a fake Facebook profile of King Mohammed VI’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, has been released about an hour ago. According to a source close to Help Fouad campaign, Fouad got a full royal pardon and left the Oukacha Prison (Casablanca) at approximately 1:00pm 8:00pm and is on his way home.
Written bySami Ben Gharbia
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What a relief! Best wishes to Fouad and his family. What an awful ordeal.
Great great news!!! Fantastic news, wating for the updates!
Regards
JJ
Great news to start the day. All the best to Fouad Mourtada and his family. Looking forward to hear confirmation, that he is safe – for now and in the time to come…
Everything must be done to protect bloggers. Let’s not give people who want to silence free speech a chance.
hi all (sory about my english !
I was reading a lot about this case and i was right finaly! is better to talk nice instead to make Moulay Rachid A DICTA ! anyone amoung us doesn t like to see his profil open by others person,,i agree with you that many celebrats has been on the net without their will,but i am sory,Moulay Rachid is a human being before to be a prince and in his right to not accept,,any way…thanks lotttttt to the royal family and by the way,please think well before hurting people…i hear that Sarkozy poursuied someone that he (in a site) talked about his ex wife !!….i am really happy for Fouad and i wish for him succes,,,et encore gros merci a notre prince Moulay Rachid
vive la famille royale :)
jamaldine
It s a good news, i m talking about in my blog too. I wish h ll be able to find a job easly and that he can forget everything about what he lives in jail.