Two Moroccan women have been acquitted of indecency charges after they went on trial for wearing short skirts, their lawyer says.
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Moroccan women 'freed' over wearing skirts in Inezgane
Two Moroccan women have been acquitted of indecency charges after they went on trial for wearing short skirts
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They were arrested on 16 June in a market in Inezgane, near Agadir, after being heckled by market traders.
Their case sparked a national outcry and an internet petition calling the arrest an attack on personal freedom attracted thousands of signatures.
Hundreds of lawyers offered to defend the women in court.
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Women's rights campaigner Fouzia Assouli told the AFP news agency the acquittal showed that wearing a skirt "is not a crime".
Moroccan news site Tel Quel quotes the women's lawyer, Houcine Bekkar Sbai, as saying that the next step is to prosecute the people who harassed them in the market.
Credit: BBC News
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