CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 9 (Reuters) – A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies, in a case that outraged human rights advocates in the country. Raisouni has been on a hunger strike for over 80 days to protest his pre-trial detention since May 2020. The plaintiff and witnesses were heard in the absence of Raisouni and his defense which had withdrawn from attending hearings since Tuesday citing concerns about a fair trial . “A fair trial cannot take place in the absence of the defendant himself,” said his lawyer Souad Brahma. “All Raisouni asked for to be able to att
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