In a significant legal precedent, the Court of Cassation overturned the Appeals Court's decision in Al Hoceima and recognized the child's right to compensation for damages resulting from their father's rape. Human rights advocate Khadija Rabbah called for amending the laws to make genetic testing a definitive method in such cases.
The three men convicted of the gang rape of a mentally disabled minor in El Attaouia were sentenced on Wednesday evening in Marrakech to prison terms ranging from six to ten years. Despite a DNA test confirming the paternity of the victim’s child, the main accused received an eight-year sentence—lighter than the minimum penalty prescribed by the applicable articles of the Penal Code. The civil party has announced its intention to appeal.
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