Moroccan king pardons journalist imprisoned for extramarital sex, abortion, after outcry

Moroccan king pardons journalist imprisoned for extramarital sex, abortion, after outcry



On Sept. 30, a Moroccan judge found female journalist Hajar Raissouni, 28, guilty of having premarital sex and obtaining an abortion. On Wednesday, the Moroccan king pardoned Raissouni, and she was to walk free “in the coming hours,” according to the justice ministry.