On Thursday 19 January, the European Parliament urged the Moroccan authorities to respect freedom of expression and media freedom and to end the harassment and surveillance of all journalists, including by the Pegasus software.
In the joint resolution by The Left, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA, S&D and ECR that they adopted, MEPs called for a fair trial for the imprisoned journalists, in particular Omar Radi, Souleiman Raissouni and Taoufik Bouachrine, and for their immediate provisional release.
More broadly, the European Parliament urges the authorities to respect their international human rights obligations and calls for the release of all political prisoners.
Furthermore, the European Parliament expressed its concern about allegations that the Moroccan authorities have tried to corrupt Members of the European Parliament, reaffirming its determination to fully investigate and take appropriate action on cases of corruption involving third countries seeking influence in the European Parliament.
See the resolution: https://aeur.eu/f/4yn (original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)