This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The Justice and Development Party renewed its call for a royal pardon including Captain Mohamed Zayan and those detained in connection with the Al Hoceima protests, noting the need to take into account the humanitarian conditions of these detainees and their families.
This is what emerges from the political report of the General Secretariat, presented by Secretary General Abdelilah Benkirane during the party’s National Council in Bouznika, on January 18, 2025.
The party welcomed the 2024 royal initiative that freed journalists and activists, stressing that the move had been widely welcomed by the public and was a step forward in human rights.
-The report also expresses concern over the increase in legal proceedings against journalists and bloggers due to their opinions on the performance of civil servants, calling for strengthening freedom of expression and using the press law to correct errors instead of criminalizing journalists.
In the same context, the report calls on media professionals to adhere to their professional responsibility, respect national values and the right of reply, noting the decline of press freedom and media independence due to political governmental decisions considered arbitrary.
The party called for the reversal of decisions that undermine the independence of the media sector, emphasizing the need to adopt transparent support that strengthens pluralism and professionalism, in accordance with the Press and Publishing Law.
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