Morocco sues activists in France over torture accusations


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Mar 2014

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has filed a lawsuit in France against activists who are suing the head of its domestic intelligence service over torture allegations, the Interior Ministry said, the latest move in a case that has divided Rabat and its former colonial ruler.

The row between Morocco and France erupted in February when French police tried to question the head of Rabat's intelligence service during a visit to Paris over accusations that his agency was involved in torture.

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