The statement of the spokesperson for the US State Department about two defendants, the first of whom was sentenced, at first instance, to five years in prison for a common law case, while the second is pending, is based on “partial” information emanating exclusively from the supporters of the accused, said Tuesday, the Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH).
“This information knowingly obscured the point of view of the complainants and their defenses, going so far as to deny their very status as victim and their universally recognized right to lodge a complaint”, the Delegation said in a statement after having read the content. of this statement made public Monday. Likewise, continued the Delegation, it was noted with astonishment that the statement of the spokesperson for the United States Department of State refers only to the allegations of the convicted person, focusing on his professional status, and to alleged “ violations of standards relating to a fair trial ”, while the competent public prosecutor’s office in its press release of July 12, 2021 clearly highlighted the fairness of the said trial.
“Morocco being attached to respect for the fundamental rights of all litigants, whatever their statutes, consequently the independence of the judiciary, enshrined in the Constitution of 2011 and resulting from the substantial reforms initiated in the Kingdom, for more than two decades , is the guarantor of respect for these fundamental rights, ”insisted the DIDH.
In this sense, “Morocco remains deeply attached to the consolidation of the values of individual and collective freedoms, in particular the freedoms of expression and association, which are constantly developing, within the framework of a prosperous, tolerant and inclusive, banishing arbitrariness, injustice and violence ”, concluded the Delegation.
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