Morocco’s Khalid Gueddar Detained, Questioned For 2011 Cartoon

I somehow missed this story about Moroccan cartoonist Khalid Gueddar being detained and questions for six hours on Monday. At question was a 2011 cartoon commenting on an imam accused of soliciting a prostitute; the cartoon was re-run because of a similar incident that came to Gueddar's attention. If charged and convicted of crimes related to the religious content of the piece, Gueddar could be subject to both fines and a sentence. The cartoonist was convicted and ordered to pay a hefty fine in 2009 for depicting a member of the royal family.

The interrogation came during a week of several such actions against journalists in Morocco.
 
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