The Taounate Court of First Instance has sentenced a young man to two years in prison for photographing individuals in a public space without their consent at a weekly Souk in the Taounate province.
The incident unfolded when a police officer noticed the suspect acting suspiciously at the Souk. The man was using his mobile phone to take unauthorized pictures of several women, leading to his immediate arrest. A search of his device revealed multiple photographs of women taken in the public space, resulting in his placement in police custody for a preliminary investigation.
The Public Prosecution subsequently charged the suspect with several offenses. These included taking photos and recording individuals without consent, sexual harassment in a public space, and persistently harassing a minor in a public area.
During the trial, the judicial panel acquitted the defendant of the sexual harassment charge but found him guilty of photographing individuals without their permission. He was handed an effective two-year prison sentence and a fine of 10,000 Moroccan Dirhams. Additionally, the court ordered the permanent confiscation of the mobile phone seized during the investigation.
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