Fresh pro-reform rallies held in Morocco

Protest rallies were staged in the capital Rabat as well as several other cities throughout the Arab state on Sunday.

The protesters slammed the government’s crackdown on pro-reform rallies and demanded the release of political prisoners detained since a popular protest movement began on February 20, 2011.

Morocco has been witnessing rallies almost every week since last year despite a number of reforms announced by US-backed King Mohammed VI.

The new constitution grants more powers to the prime minister but the king still has veto power over most government decisions. Moroccans, however, insist that the reforms do not go far enough and want deeper political changes as well as a decisive action against corruption and unemployment.

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