Hajar Raissouni is released from prison. The Moroccan journalist, sentenced on 30 September to one year in prison for "illegal abortion" and "sex out of wedlock", was pardoned by the king on Wednesday. The news has sparked joy on social networks after weeks of debate on the state of individual freedoms in the country.
Sign of victory
The 28-year-old, her fiancé and the doctor who were pardoned at the same time, were released from El Arjat prison, near Rabat, a few hours after the announcement of the royal pardon . As after his sentence, the reporter of the Arabic-language daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum, sent a sign of victory to the media who came to wait him out of prison. She made no statement after finding her family and relatives.
"Good news at last !"
The sovereign made his decision "without entering into the sovereign debate that Moroccan citizens lead on the evolution of their society and in which were invited, regrettably, some foreigners, intellectuals, media and NGOs," said a source government.
The news of the release of Hajar Raissouni has spread on social networks in Morocco and abroad, while the slogan #freehajar has become viral since his arrest.
"Finally, good news!", "Fair fights do not leave indifferent," commented netizens. Since his arrest, Hajar Raissouni denounced a "political" trial related to the commitment of his family and his newspaper.