Moroccan rappers jailed over song inciting kids for prostitution

Published May 1st, 2024 - 07:35 GMT
Moroccan rappers jailed over song inciting kids for prostitution
Moroccan rappers jailed over song inciting kids for prostitution. (YouTube)

ALBAWABA - A Moroccan court jailed two rapers for two years each, over a song they released on YouTube, which the authorities and a children’s rights organization considered inciting minors to “prostitution.”

Local media website "Hespress" reported that the Moroccan Court of First Instance in the city of Fez, sentenced the two young men to prison, after convicting them of charges of "inciting minors to prostitution."

It added that the song encourages teenagers "to commit a felony or misdemeanor by electronic means that fulfills the condition of publicity and participation in that."

After the imprisonment rule against the two Moroccan rappers, the court also asked to remove the song, which gained over 6 million views in a few days, from YouTube. 

The song titled "شر زيدي كبي أتاي (which means pour the tea)" was accused of carrying hidden meaning inciting minors to commit felonies. 

Nonetheless, the head of the “Don’t Touch My Child” association said that her organization "was not part of the lawsuit" filed against the rappers but it only asked for the songs removal from social media platforms.

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