Moroccan blogger Hassan Barhon released

Written bySami Ben Gharbia

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Posted 1 August 2009 14:04 GMT

Moroccan blogger Hassan Barhon has been released on August 1st, 2009. He got a full royal pardon after spending 5 months in jail. Hassan Barhon was arrested on February 25th for exposing a corruption case involving the prosecutor-general for the king of Morocco at Tetouan’s court of appeals. He was sentenced to ten months prison term.

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