Morocco has expelled two French journalists, Quentin Müller and Thérèse di Campo, who were investigating the country’s political and economic situation. This expulsion raises concerns about press freedom and the relationship between Morocco and foreign media.
Morocco made the decision to expel two French journalists, Quentin Müller and Thérèse di Campo, who were in the country to conduct an investigation into the political and economic situation. The two journalists were arrested early in the morning at their hotel in Casablanca by about ten agents, who ordered them to leave the kingdom without providing specific reasons for their expulsion.
A “purely political” decision Khaled Drareni, the head of RSF Africa, commented on this expulsion, describing it as “purely political.” The two French journalists stated that they had been in contact with members of the opposition during their stay in Morocco and felt they were under surveillance by the country’s security services.
On social media, one of the journalists denounced this expulsion as motivated by their investigation into “the economic, social, and repressive violence of the Moroccan regime, driven by the all-powerful King, his court, and his highly repressive security services.”
He also announced the upcoming publication of an “exclusive” investigation into King Mohammed VI, depicting “an increasingly harsh regime, fearful of any signs of local dissent.”
For now, Moroccan authorities have not issued an official comment on this expulsion or the reasons behind this decision.
