Morocco hunting for authors of posts praising Russian ambassador’s assassination
The Moroccan government is searching for authors of social media posts that praised the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey this week.
Ambassador Andrei Karlov was gunned down by an assassin while giving a speech in an art gallery in Ankara on Monday.
Morocco has been working to improve relations with Moscow as it seeks new business partners and builds support on to the United Nations Security Council for its proposal to offer the disputed Western Sahara region autonomy under its sovereignty.
“An investigation has been opened by authorities under the prosecutor’s supervision to identify the people involved, and legal sanctions will follow,” the interior and justice ministries said in a joint statement.
The North African kingdom has been tracking militants since Islamic State seized whole regions of Syria and Iraq in 2014-15.
