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Moroccan cartoonist sentenced to four years for caricatures of king
A Moroccan court sentenced cartoonist Yasser Mounbir to four years in prison, his lawyer said.
Mounbir is 22 years old and made caricatures of King Mohammed VI.
He posted the drawings on Instagram.
The court convicted him of “insulting the king” through the caricatures.
The case involves Morocco’s king and the limits placed on criticism of him.
The available information does not say whether Mounbir will appeal or what happens next.
A Moroccan court sentenced cartoonist Yasser Mounbir to four years in prison, his lawyer said.
The 22-year-old was convicted of insulting the king.
Mounbir had made caricatures of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and posted them on Instagram.
- Who
- Yasser Mounbir, a 22-year-old Moroccan cartoonist.
- What
- He was sentenced to four years in prison for insulting the king.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- A Moroccan court; the caricatures were posted on Instagram.
- Why
- The court convicted him over caricatures of King Mohammed VI.
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- Sentence
- Four years in prison
- Cartoonist
- Yasser Mounbir
- Age
- 22
- Depicted figure
- King Mohammed VI
- Platform
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