Amnesty International has condemned the detention of a Moroccan editor
as a setback for freedom of expression after his website wrote about an
al-Qaida video.
Moroccan police arrested Ali Anouzla, editor of the online news website
Lakome, on Tuesday at his home for alleged incitement to violence.
Al-Qaida's North Africa branch issued a video last week criticizing the
Moroccan government, which was covered by Lakome and other local media.
Lakome's site included a link to the Spanish daily El Pais, which had
posted the video, according to human rights group Amnesty.
El Pais has since taken the video down. The Moroccan government has said
it will file suit against the paper.
Amnesty said Wednesday it feared the arrest was related to Lakome's
independence and criticism of government policies.
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