Moroccan YouTuber arrested for 'public insults'

The public prosecutor said it had 'received several complaints' from citizens concerned by the YouTube video. — AFP

A Moroccan YouTuber was arrested and appeared in court Tuesday for "insulting Moroccans and constitutional institutions" in a video, the kingdom's public prosecutor announced.

Mohamed Sekkaki, known as Moul Kaskita, was detained on Sunday after publishing a video in which he criticised King Mohammed VI, considered "inviolable" by the kingdom's constitution.

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