Rabat - Following in the footsteps of Mouad Belghouat, known as Alhaked, a Moroccan rapper who was jailed in 2012 for insulting two police officers, young rapper Othman A., nicknamed "Mister Crazy" is being prosecuted for posting inappropriate music videos.
The young rapper, 17, who was arrested on August 9th, is is currently in a juvenile prison in Casablanca, according to Telquel.
The family of the high school student told Telquel that he is being accused of "misuse of words of the national anthem", "insulting constitutional bodies", "immoral ideas", and "incitement to drug use”.
[video id="Ujj1LThYgT0" type="youtube"]The authorities seemed annoyed by the release of three clips posted on YouTube – in which the rapper illustrates (in high quality video clips) scenes of aggression and the daily troubled lives in the slums of Casablanca.
The young rapper has gained popularity on YouTube. One of his clips has more than 968,592 views at the time of writing.
According to the same source, the rapper’s relative said that Othman was again brought before a juvenile judge on Friday, October 10, and his next appearance is scheduled for October 18.
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