Mohamed Erraji

Mohamed Erraji, the Moroccan blogger who was arrested for criticizing the king, was immediately sentenced to two years in prison and fined 5,000 Moroccan dirhams.

The thought comes to mind that perhaps the debacle with the last arrest, that of Fouad Mortada, who was arrested for creating a satirical Facebook account for one of the king’s sons, chastened the kingdom and they wished to put this one out of sight and out of mind and avoid the embarrasment of worldwide condemnation.