Claim 620

Radi said he could not work as a journalist afterward because Moroccan accreditation rules require no criminal record.

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

Statement: Radi said he could not work as a journalist afterward because Moroccan accreditation rules require no criminal record.
Field: status
Value: unclear status after release
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

In Morocco, in order for journalists to receive a press accreditation to legally work, they need not to have a criminal record. So, at the moment I cannot work in journalism until I figure out my unclear legal status.