The facts
H24info reported that the Aïn Sebaâ court of first instance in Casablanca sentenced Yasser Mounbir to four years in prison and a 40,000-dirham fine on 30 October. [1]
H24info said the charges concerned caricatures of King Mohammed VI posted on Mounbir’s Instagram account and that he was convicted of insulting the king and public officials. [1]
H24info reported Mounbir had been detained since 15 June and that the case had taken more than four months and 18 hearings. [1]
AFP quoted Mounbir’s lawyer as saying the defense challenged the investigation and legal classification and intended to appeal. [2]
Still unconfirmed
- The public judgment or full written reasons for the sentence were not available in sources reviewed.
- Whether an appeal has since been filed and any appeal outcome are unknown.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 2 Nov 2026, 15:17 UTC.
H24info reports the first-instance court, sentence and charges; AFP independently reports the sentence through the defendant’s lawyer and the stated intent to appeal. No primary court judgment was located, so the article labels this as a first-instance ruling and does not imply a final appeal outcome.
- Caricatures du roi Mohammed VI: le dessinateur Yasser Mounbir écope de quatre ans de prison
H24info · Reporting · 2 Nov 2026
Opened local report. It identifies the first-instance court, sentence, fine, stated charges, Instagram caricatures, detention date and hearing history; H24info describes itself as an independent general-news outlet.
- Maroc: quatre ans de prison pour l’artiste Yasser Mounbir auteur de caricatures du roi
AFP via TV5MONDE · Reporting · 1 Nov 2026
Opened AFP report. It quotes the lawyer on the four-year sentence, the defense challenge and intended appeal; it does not establish a later appeal result.