Apart from the murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland, we also agree with the Moroccans when they seek the death penalty for the murder of children. In this case, the murder of 11-year-old Adnane Bouchouf. We thank those who stand up for the victim.
Adnane Bouchouf
Moroccans Launch Online Petition to Execute Adnane Bouchouf’s Killer
According to
Article 474 of Morocco’s penal code, the kidnapping of a minor is punished with
a death penalty if the victim ends up dead.
By
Sep 12, 2020
Rabat – Following the capture of the suspect in the raping and killing of 11-year-old Adnane Bouchouf in Tangier, Moroccans launched a death penalty petition on Facebook. The petition, which aims to collect a million signatures, calls for the execution of the criminal.
The brutal murder of Adnane Boucouf has promted the question of whether death penalty should be applied again in Morocco’s judicial system.
Facebook users expressed their outrage at the odious crime, launching the petition that has so far collected more than 100,000 signatures.
According to Article 474 of Morocco’s penal code, the kidnapping of a minor is punished with a death penalty if the victim ends up dead.
Although death penalty remains a legal punishement in Morocco, the last execution took place in 1993. In practice, death row inmates only receive life imprisonment.
According to the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), Morocco sentenced at least 10 individuals in 2018, while more than 93 are still on death row.
Adnane Bouchouf was reported missing on September 7, after his parents sent him to purchase a medicine from a nearby pharmacy, but the boy never came back.
After arresting a 24-year old suspect in the case, the Tangier police found the boy’s body yesterday night, buried in a garden near his family’s house.
One day after the child disappeared, a street camera footage showed a young man talking to Adnane before walking away with him.
Security services only managed to identify the suspect appearing in the footage on Friday, after Adnane was already killed.
Tangier police arrested today three other individuals for not reporting the killing of Adnane Bouchouf. The suspects are the flatmates of the 24-year-old man who raped and killed the child.
According to Article 299 of Morocco’s penal code, the suspects can face between two months and four years in prison, as well as a fine ranging between MAD 400 ($44) and MAD 2,000 ($218).
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Ahmed Assid Sparks
Controversey on Death Penalty in Morocco
Activist: Pro-Death Penalty Moroccans Are No Better Than Adnane’s Killer
Thousands of citizens slammed
the timing of the activist’s comments, which came in response to public anger
and sorrow at the violent rape and murder of 11-year-old Adnane in Tangier.
By
Sep 13, 2020
Rabat – Moroccan activist Ahmed Assid has sparked controversy over his remarks against citizens who are calling for the death penalty for the man who raped and murdered an 11-year-old boy named Adnane in Tangier.
Social networks have become a platform for Moroccan citizens and public figures to share their anger towards the man who kidnapped, raped, and murdered Adnane on September 7.
The case enraged citizens who are calling for the
death penalty for the killer, while others demand he be severely punished with life
in prison.
Amazigh activist Ahmed Assid, however, slammed the Moroccans who asked for the death penalty for Adnane’s killer.
In a post on Facebook, the activist acknowledged that the killer’s crimes are “heinous” and the condemnation is a “natural thing.”
He believes, however, that Moroccans calling for his death are “no less brutal than the monster they want revenge against.”
Assid believes that people calling for Adnane’s killer to be put to death are showing the “extent of the anger and violence” inside them, which is not a “solution to the problem.”
Moroccans hit back at his critique, taking to the comments of his Facebook post to respond.
This is not the first time Ahmed Assid has stirred
controversy in Morocco over his statements.
The Amazigh activist and author of several books on Amazigh culture has previously made headlines due to his controversial remarks on religion and language.
The murder of Adnane reignited Moroccan’s fear of and frustration with the increase in cases of pedophilia in Morocco.
In recent years, Moroccan police arrested several suspects on charges of pedophilia, with some high-profile cases garnering international attention.
A more recent case occurred on Saturday, when police in Tangier arrested a suspect for his alleged intent to kidnap and assault an 11-year-old boy.
Police determined that the man established a relationship with the minor via Facebook, before attempting to meet him.
In coordination with the victim’s father, police arrested the man as he was trying to meet the boy and seduce him with gifts.
Another arrest took place in May, when police arrested a pediatrician suspected of raping and exploiting minors in Temara, a suburb of Rabat.
Articles 486 and 488 of Morocco’s Criminal Code stipulate that rape or attempted rape of children under the age of 18 is punishable with 10 to 20 years in prison.
However, Article 474 of Morocco’s penal code stipulates that the kidnapping of a minor is punishable with the death penalty if the victim dies.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/09/318247/activist-pro-death-penalty-moroccans-are-no-better-than-adnanes-killer/
Sheikh Omar Al Kazabri
is the imam at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
Top Imam in Morocco Defends Death Penalty in Adnane Bouchouf Case
Sheikh Omar
Al Kazabri slammed those who are weighing the “human rights” of a confessed
killer over justice for Adnane.
Sep 13, 2020
Rabat – Sheikh Omar Al Kazabri, the imam at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and a top imam in Morocco, has defended Moroccans advocating for the death penalty as punishment for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of 11-year-old Adnane Bouchouf in Tangier.
On Friday, police in Tangier arrested a 24-year-old man who confessed to raping and killing Adnane Bouchouf on September 9. The killer led police to a garden where he buried Adnane’s body.
The case has stirred an uproar in the country, with many Moroccans calling for the killer to be put to death for his crimes. One petition calling for his execution aims to gather one million signatures.
As is the case in many countries, the death penalty is a subject of debate in Morocco. Some Moroccans see no other way to punish confessed pedophiles and murderers, while others believe executing perpetrators of heinous crimes does nothing to attack the root of the problem.
Human rights activists around the world often adopt a firm position against the death penalty, arguing that every living person has an inalienable right to live, regardless of the crime they have committed.
Arguments against the death penalty in Morocco take on similar themes. Ahmed Assid, a controversial Moroccan activist, stated that Moroccans who are calling for the death of Adnane’s killer are “just as brutal as the killer himself.”
Adnane Bouchouf
Sheikh Omar Al Kazabri, however, has come to the defense of those
who support the death penalty to punish Adnane’s killer.
“My heart is broken in pain over the killing of the child Adnane,” the imam wrote on his official Facebook account. “There is no word in the dictionary that describes the severity of these heinous acts.”
After
lamenting the loss of the child, Al Kazabri turned to the death penalty debate,
condemning those who do not think Adnane’s killer does not deserve this
punishment for his crimes.
“It is astonishing for those who [use] the cover of human rights to try to defend criminals,” he remarked.
Sheikh Omar Al Kazabri argued that the principles of justice in Islam supports the concept known as “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” The expression refers to the belief that the punishment for a crime should match the offense.
In the case of Adnane, execution is a fitting punishment for murder.
The imam criticized those who reject this principle of justice in Islam, arguing this position is also a rejection of the Prophet Muhammad.
Islam calls for punishment befitting to the crime in question, Al Kazabri underlined, saying that those who are advocating for the rights of Adnane’s killer are ignoring conceptions of justice in the Quran.
He called upon Moroccans to use this horrific case as an opportunity to self-reflect and rally around virtues, morals, and goodness. He stressed that Morocco must not lose sight of its consciousness and values in these times of darkness.
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