
Moroccan artist Bashir Abdo posted a photo in front of a court in France on Instagram, declaring that his son, the artist Saad Lamjarred, is wronged after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of rape coupled with the influence of alcohol, confirming that the son will appeal the ruling before the Court of Cassation.
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The ruling was issued against Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarred on charges of rape coupled with the influence of alcohol by an appeals court in Creteil, France, after a long trial, which represents a development in a legal case that preoccupied Arab and international public opinion.
(CNN) - Moroccan artist Bashir Abdo posted, on his official Instagram account, on Saturday, a picture of himself in front of a court building in France, and wrote, “My son is oppressed,” in his first comment on the ruling issued to imprison his son, the artist Saad Lamjarred, for 10 years.
Abdo said: “My son, Saad, is oppressed.. oppressed.. oppressed in every sense of the word. An unjust ruling despite all the clear evidence presented by the defense team before the court judge and the public prosecution.. the condition of me and my wife, Lalla Nuzha, and Saad’s wife and her mother.. our condition is known only to God Almighty.”
On Saturday, the Court of Appeal in Creteil, southeastern France, issued a ruling imprisoning Saad Lamjarred for 10 years. “With an order to put him in prison, on charges of rape combined with the aggravating circumstance that he was under the influence of alcohol,” according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Lamjarred (41 years old) maintains his innocence, and Marie Borgoboro, one of the Moroccan artist’s lawyers, said that he “will appeal the ruling before the Court of Cassation,” according to AFP.
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Saad Lamjarred will appeal the ruling before the Court of Cassation, as announced by his lawyer, Marie Borgoboro
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