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February 19, 2020
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Morocco Upholds Sentence for Moroccan YouTuber ‘Moul Kaskita’
Source: Morocco World News
Lede: A Moroccan court sentenced the YouTuber to four years in prison in December 2019 for disrespecting Moroccans, public institutions, and King Mohammed VI.
Key background: The YouTuber appealed the verdict of the First Instance Court in Settat in after a judge handed him a four-year prison sentence on December 26.