# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-morocco-omar-radi-pegasus-and-detention)
- Source: Morocco's pardoned journalists face smears, threats after prison. https://cpj.org/2024/10/moroccos-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.

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