Outraged Moroccans Protest Corruption, Abuse
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Moroccans rallied in the capital city of Rabat, and other northern cities in show of support for a weeks-long campaign against corruption and official abuses taking place in the country's north.
People demonstrated on Sunday, carrying portraits of detained activists and chanting anti "ruling mafia" slogans.
Some chanted, "Your corruption is starting to stink."
The rally in the capital, which ran from Rabat's Bab El Hed area toward the parliament, was organized by the Adl Wal Ihsan [Justice and Spirituality] movement of Morocco.
The Rabat demonstration was one of the largest of its kind in several years.
Elsewhere, protesters also rallied in al-Hoceima and the nearby town of Imzouren.
Al-Hoceima has been shaken by protests since the death of a fish vendor named Mouhcine Fikri there in October 2016. He was crushed inside a garbage compactor while trying to salvage his fish, which had been confiscated by officials.
The northern Rif region has long been a hotbed of anti-government dissent.
A leader of the protesters, Nasser Zefzafi, as well as other activists, has been taken into custody on charges of threatening national security.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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