Nadia Yassine and weekly director cases sent to court

Nadia Yassine, member of the "Al Adl Wal Ihssane" movement, and Abdelaziz Koukas, Director of the weekly "Al Ousbouaaya Al Jadida" cases will be sent to court on June 28, judiciary sources said in Rabat Thursday.

Earlier, they were heard by the Rabat first instance court prosecutor, said the same sources.

Nadia Yassine was summoned Friday, June 3, by the judiciary police under instruction of the Prosecutor of the Rabat first instance court following the statements she made in an interview run on Thursday by the Arabic speaking weekly wherein she said the monarchy does not suit Morocco.

Nadia Yassine is daughter of Sheikh Abdessalam Yassine, spiritual leader of the Islamist, non-recognized movement "Al Adl Wal Ihssane" (Justice and Charity).

For his part, spokesman of the "Al Adl Wal Ihssane," Fathallah Arsalane, was summoned Thursday afternoon by the judiciary police at the request of the Rabat first instance court prosecutor.

Arsalane was summoned following his statement to a Moroccan daily saying he supported the statement of Mrs Nadia Yassine made to the weekly.