Mustafa Ramid
Mustafa Ramid | |
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Minister of Justice and Liberties | |
In office 3 January 2012 – 25 March 2017 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI |
Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
Preceded by | Mohamed Taieb Naciri |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Aujjar |
Member of Parliament for Casablanca | |
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Assumed office 1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Sidi Bennour, Morocco |
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Residence | Marrakech |
Alma mater | Polytechnique benguerir |
Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Mustafa Ramid or Mustapha Ramid (born 1959 in Sidi Bennour, Morocco) is a Moroccan politician, and lawyer from the Justice and Development Party. Between 3 January 2012 and 25 March 2017, he had served as Minister of Justice and Liberties in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.[1][2]
Having served as the defense lawyer for Islamist Hassan al-Kattani, Ramid played an important role in achieving the pardon of Kattani and other Islamists along with promises for the renunciation of violence and extremism.[3][4]
Homophobia
On July 7, 2015, during an interview on Chada FM radio, he advised homosexuals to change their sex to avoid problems.[5] In September 2017, when questioned by a journalist on the rejection of the UN recommendations relating to the decriminalization of homosexuality by Morocco, he replied: "Enough is enough. Everyone gives importance to this homosexuality and wants to talk about it. These people are rubbish", and attracting the wrath of several Moroccan associations. He persisted a few days later, qualifying homosexuality as "sexual deviance" and affirming that it "remains a crime punished by Moroccan law and is moreover not acceptable by our society".[6]
References
- ^ "Official Bio" (PDF). Government of Morocco. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Quand Ramid fait parler de lui". Le Matin. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Mohamed Saadouni, Morocco pursues salafist reconciliation for Magharebia. May 18, 2012.
- ^ Naoufel Cherkaoui, Royal Pardon Marks New Approach To Salafi Issue at the Eurasia Review. February 28, 2012.
- ^ Tel Quel, Mustapha Ramid conseille aux homosexuels de changer de sexe July 07, 2015.
- ^ Marocco World News, Amira El Masaiti, Mustapha Ramid, the Human Rights Minister Who Doesn’t Like Gays October 13, 2017.
External links
- Ministry of Justice and Liberties
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- Abdelilah Benkirane
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