Judicial police in the city of Settat arrested, Monday, two people aged 23 and 25 for their alleged involvement in broadcasting a video recording containing false allegations about the spread of the new coronavirus as well as incitement to hatred and defamatory remarks against members of the Moroccan community residing abroad.
The national security services had interacted positively with a footage broadcast via instant messaging applications containing comments by the two suspects that uttered insults and incited hatred against members of the Moroccan community living abroad, according to a statement by the national police (DGSN), noting that the searches and investigations led to the identification and apprehension of the two suspects.
The individuals have already been the subject of a complaint filed by a woman accusing them of insults and defamation via computer systems.
The two suspects have been placed into police custody as part of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s office to determine all the criminal acts of which they are accused, the same source added.
This case is part of the computer monitoring and surveillance efforts carried out by the DGSN services to deal with digital content carrying false information or inciting violence and hatred, the statement concluded.
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