Morocco: King scolded on press freedom violations

The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, has been scolded on press freedom violations since he took over the kingdom from his father. At a news conference in Casablanca, the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) Secretary General, Robert Ménard, told King Mohammed to understand that “one is free to comment.” he news conference was held to raise concern about the decline in press freedom in the run-up to the 7 September legislative elections. It was a follow up to a letter the RSF chief wrote to King Mohammed on 27 August.