Aberrante: 14 men kidnapped, tortured and raped a minor for 2 months | the Chronicle

Striking example of African justice, the Court of Appeal of the Moroccan city of Beni Mellal declared 14 men guilty of rape, kidnapping and kidnapping of a minor, among other accusations, the Moroccan portal reported Hespress.

The decision marked the end of the Khadija Okkarou, which shook the country in 2018, since in August of the same year, the young woman, then aged 17, released a video in which she described how men, between 18 and 28, they kidnapped and detained them for two months.

She explained that in addition to raping her, they tortured her, leaving cigarette burns on your skin. He also showed the tattoos that his attackers had forcibly given him.

What is certain is that eleven defendants were sentenced to 20 years in prison and one to three years. In addition, two other people were given suspended sentences of one and two years.

In dialogue with the AFP, Okkarou’s lawyer, Ibrahim Hachane, said he would appeal to demand a tougher ruling.

“Taking into account the gravity of the facts, the verdict seems regular, it is not severe, because the trafficking of human beings in minors is punishable by a penalty of up to 30 years”, said the defender, who also indicated that the after-effects of the experience will accompany the victim ” during his whole life “.

The doctor Abdenbi Halmaoui, who had examined the minor, confirmed that the girl needed psychiatric assistance. “Although she is strong, she is still deranged”, remarked the doctor.