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🇲🇦 Moroccan journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 1.5 million dirhams ($150,000) for defamation after accusing Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi of fraud. Mahdaoui, editor-in-chief of Badil.info known for his government criticism, expressed shock at the verdict.