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Fouad Mourtada, the 26-year old IT engineer who has been arrested on February 5th, 2008 and sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of $1350 for creating a fake Facebook profile of King Mohammed VI’s younger brother, Prince Moulay Rachid, has been released about an hour ago. According to a source close to Help Fouad campaign, Fouad got a full royal pardon and left the Oukacha Prison (Casablanca) at approximately 1:00pm 8:00pm and is on his way home.
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[...] and left the Oukacha Prison (Casablanca) at approximately 1:00pm and is on his way home. Links:Global Voices Advocacy » Fouad Mourtada free [↩]Blogger for Freedom » Netizen stand up for arrested Facebook user [↩]Stay tuned about [...]
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 1:31 am - #8856What a relief! Best wishes to Fouad and his family. What an awful ordeal.
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am - #8857[...] Oukacha-Gefängnis in Casablanca um etwa 1:00 Uhr Ortszeit und ist nun auf dem Weg nach Hause. LinksGlobal Voices Advocacy » Fouad Mourtada free [↩]Blogger for Freedom » Drei Jahre Haft für gefälschten Facebook-Account - Proteste [...]
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 1:44 am - #8858[...] At 11:30 GMT, Sami Ben Gharbia broke the news that Fouad Mourtada had been freed. Mourtada, who was sentenced on February 22 to three years in [...]
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 4:00 am - #8860Great great news!!! Fantastic news, wating for the updates!
Regards
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 4:52 am - #8862JJ
Great news to start the day. All the best to Fouad Mourtada and his family. Looking forward to hear confirmation, that he is safe - for now and in the time to come…
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 8:07 am - #8868[...] to Global Voices Advocacy, the “Facebook victim” Fouad Mourtada has just been released by Moroccan authorities due to a [...]
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 9:52 am - #8869Everything must be done to protect bloggers. Let’s not give people who want to silence free speech a chance.
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 9:41 pm - #8880hi all (sory about my english !
I was reading a lot about this case and i was right finaly! is better to talk nice instead to make Moulay Rachid A DICTA ! anyone amoung us doesn t like to see his profil open by others person,,i agree with you that many celebrats has been on the net without their will,but i am sory,Moulay Rachid is a human being before to be a prince and in his right to not accept,,any way…thanks lotttttt to the royal family and by the way,please think well before hurting people…i hear that Sarkozy poursuied someone that he (in a site) talked about his ex wife !!….i am really happy for Fouad and i wish for him succes,,,et encore gros merci a notre prince Moulay Rachid
posted on March 19th, 2008 at 11:13 pm - #8883vive la famille royale :)
jamaldine
It s a good news, i m talking about in my blog too. I wish h ll be able to find a job easly and that he can forget everything about what he lives in jail.
posted on March 20th, 2008 at 9:37 pm - #8891[...] to Global Voices Advocacy, the “Facebook victim” Fouad Mourtada has just been released by Moroccan authorities due to a [...]
posted on March 26th, 2008 at 1:06 am - #8932[...] Sami Ben Gharbia, desde Global Voices Advocacy, irrumpió con la noticia de la liberación de Fouad Mourtada. También lo hace almiraatblog.blogspot.com. Omar El Hyani del Blog Open Source escribe: “Fouad Mourtada, el primer prisionero de Facebook, fue liberado mediante un perdón real durante el Aid Mawlid Nabaoui. Finalmente un final feliz para esta historia“. [...]
posted on March 26th, 2008 at 2:37 pm - #8939[...] 11:30 GMT, Sami Ben Garbia lëshoi lajmin se Fuad Murtada u lirua nga burgu. Murtada, i cili u dënua në 22 shkurt me tre vjet burg, u lirua [...]
posted on March 28th, 2008 at 12:03 am - #8960