RABAT: A prominent Moroccan journalist and critic of the kingdom’s government was set to appear before a prosecutor on Monday for “spreading false information” after his arrest upon return to the country from Spain, his wife told AFP.
Ali Lmrabet, 66, is a leading figure in Morocco’s independent press and has lived in Spain for years. He holds dual French-Moroccan citizenship.
“He called me at 7:00 p.m. and told me that upon arriving at Tangier airport, he was detained for spreading false information and undermining state institutions,” his wife Laura Feliu told AFP late on Sunday.
Lmrabet told Feliu that he was the subject of “several arrest warrants” related to the allegations, she said.
Morocco’s public prosecutor did not immediately respond to an AFP comment request.
