Al Jazeera Morocco chief fined

Hassan Rachidi fined $6,000 for “publishing false information” about Sidi Ifni event.

Hassan Rachidi, Al Jazeera''s bureau chief in Morocco
Hassan Rachidi, left, arrives at the courthouse in Rabat for his trial [AFP]

The Moroccan rights activist who initially told journalists about the alleged abuses in Sidi Ifni last month, was sentenced on Thursday to six months’ jail and a fine.

Source: Al Jazeera