Journalist and activist Omar Radi waits outside court in Casablanca, Morocco March 12, 2020. — Reuters pic
Omar Radi, a business journalist and critic of Morocco's human rights record, was also accused of receiving funds from abroad to undermine Morocco's security, the Casablanca prosecutor's office said in a statement. His arrest follows 10 summons for a police investigation over suspicions of receiving funds linked to foreign intelligence which he denied. The investigation came after rights group Amnesty International accused Morocco of using Israeli-made spyware to snoop on his phone. Moroccan officials deny that and have demanded Amnesty turn over proof.
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