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| Moroccan women go on trial in Inezgane... for wearing skirts | |
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| Two Moroccan women have gone on trial on charges of ‘gross indecency’ – for wearing skirts. | Two Moroccan women have gone on trial on charges of ‘gross indecency’ – for wearing skirts. |
| The two were on their way to work in the city of Inezgane, last month, when a market trader called them out on their dress code which also saw a large crowd draw around them, reports suggest. | The two were on their way to work in the city of Inezgane, last month, when a market trader called them out on their dress code which also saw a large crowd draw around them, reports suggest. |
| The pair’s arrest caused an uproar in the country. An online petition calling for their release began to gather pace and has currently reached almost 25,500 signatures. | The pair’s arrest caused an uproar in the country. An online petition calling for their release began to gather pace and has currently reached almost 25,500 signatures. |
| The petition’s founder, Majda S, says the two women could have been ‘lynched’ by the market crowd had the police not intervened. | |
| Protesters yesterday hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration to highlight the plight of the two women arrested for wearing skirts It also adds: “If we create a massive wave of support, Mr El Mostafa Ramid, Minister of Justice and Liberties will be forced to take a stand for their release, sentencing the offenders, and protecting the rights of all Moroccans to freedom and safety no matter how they chose to dress.” | Protesters yesterday hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration to highlight the plight of the two women arrested for wearing skirts It also adds: “If we create a massive wave of support, Mr El Mostafa Ramid, Minister of Justice and Liberties will be forced to take a stand for their release, sentencing the offenders, and protecting the rights of all Moroccans to freedom and safety no matter how they chose to dress.” |
| Protests have taken place across Morocco, with demonstrators saying the women should be free to dress as they please and a large crowd also gathered outside the courthouse at the start of the trial yesterday. | Protests have taken place across Morocco, with demonstrators saying the women should be free to dress as they please and a large crowd also gathered outside the courthouse at the start of the trial yesterday. |
| The two women, said to be aged 23 and 29, are being tried under an article in the penal code which says that anyone found guilty of ‘public obscenity’ could face a prison sentence for up to two years. | The two women, said to be aged 23 and 29, are being tried under an article in the penal code which says that anyone found guilty of ‘public obscenity’ could face a prison sentence for up to two years. |
| A verdict will be reached on July 13. | A verdict will be reached on July 13. |
| Just last month, pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez cause much debate in the country after local media reported how she was ‘scantily’ dressed during a concert which was also broadcast live on TV. | Just last month, pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez cause much debate in the country after local media reported how she was ‘scantily’ dressed during a concert which was also broadcast live on TV. |