Morocco jails cartoonist over caricatures of king
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A Moroccan court sentenced a young cartoonist to four years in prison for “insulting the king” over caricatures he drew of King Mohammed VI, his lawyer said Sunday.
Lawyer Farouk Mehdaoui said 22-year-old Yasser Mounbir was also fined 40,000 dirhams (about $4,000) for the offence.
Mehdaoui said the defence team will file an appeal.
