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Report : Fouad Mourtada Pardoned

March 19th, 2008Muneeb (Saudi Arabia/Pakistan)

According to this CNN report Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned Fouad Mourtada, the 26-year-old engineer, who was scheduled to serve a three-year prison sentence handed down last month for “usurping” the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid, the King’s younger brother, on the social networking site, Facebook.

The ministry official says the pardon was one of 566 announced Wednesday by the king as part of a tradition of granting royal pardons on the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed

Links:
Help Fouad Mourtada [on FB]

HelpFouad.com

3 Responses to “Report : Fouad Mourtada Pardoned”

  1. Muneeb :)
    Thank you for the good news. Here I thank thank Mohammed, all the mediators and people on MEY who cared. Congradualtions Fousad!

  2. Wow, that could have been very serious for Fouad couldn’t it? So glad that he was released and that the King was so merciful. Thank goodness the King realised that it was just a schoolboy prank and no disrespect was intended. Congradulations Fouad! Bet you won’t try that again!

  3. @elinor:
    ur welcome.. I thnk I postd it w/in 4 hrs here :D

    Thank goodness the King realised that it was just a schoolboy pran

    He claimed tht he made it as a sign of appreciation for the Prince.. but I guess the whole world has learned..

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