Moroccan journalist sentenced to 18 months for defamation.

Moroccan Journalist Hamid Mahdaoui was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday for defaming Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi. Mahdaoui, editor-in-chief of Badil.info and outspoken government critic, was handed a 1.5 million dirham ($150,000) fine by the Court of First Instance in Rabat. Mahdaoui was sued after accusing Ouahbi of fraud and other allegations in…