Claim 619

Radi was released as part of a mass pardon marking the king's 25 years on the throne, after an original six-year sentence on separate charges.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Radi was released as part of a mass pardon marking the king's 25 years on the throne, after an original six-year sentence on separate charges.
Field: status
Value: pardoned, July 2024
About: incident 2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention
Source: Morocco's pardoned journalists face smears, threats after prison
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2024-10-01

Quotation from the source

Six years on sexual assault charges