Mass arrest of non-fasting people at café in Casablanca

At least fifty people were arrested on Wednesday by Moroccan authorities for eating during the day of Ramadan in a massive crackdown on a café in Casablanca. On Wednesday afternoon, the police forces stormed Café La Cadence in Casablanca and caught “red-handed” around fifty adult men and women having lunch during the day. Those arrested left the “crime scene” with their face covered to avoid journalists’ cameras and questions. Moroccan media broadcasted live videos from inside the café showing “the evidence of the crime”: unfinished tacos and french fries. The bizarre event evoked a heavy deba…

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