Moroccan rights activist Fouad Abdelmoumni, 66, was released on Friday but still faces prosecution for “spreading false claims,” authorities said according to AFP. Abdelmoumni, a member of the left-wing Alliance of the Left Federation party and former head of Transparency Morocco, was initially detained on October 25 following a Facebook post accusing Morocco of using Pegasus spyware to spy on France. He claimed that Morocco had leveraged the Israeli-made software against France, a charge Morocco has consistently denied.
Abdelmoumni’s release came after a court appearance in Casablanca, but the case will proceed, with the trial set to begin on December 2. His lawyer argued this is a matter of free expression, while the prosecution claims his remarks exceed lawful limits and harm Morocco’s interests. Allegations of Pegasus use by Morocco, including monitoring French President Emmanuel Macron, have strained bilateral relations, which Macron’s recent visit sought to address.
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