Her name is Ikram Nazih, she is a 23-year-old student with dual Italian and Moroccan citizenship. She has always lived in Italy in Vimercate and then in Bergamo and has been studying in Marseille for some years. Without knowing Arabic, much less the laws that in his country of origin regulate offenses against the Islamic religion, in 2019 he shared (but then immediately deleted at the suggestion of a friend) a photo that had been circulating on social media for some time and that was done mockery of Sura 108 known as the “Sura Al-Kawthar or of abundance”. When the young woman went to Morocco for the holidays in June, her name was already known at the Prosecutor’s Office in Marrakhesh where an association for the defense of the Islamic religion had filed a complaint for offenses against the Islamic religion.
It all started with a complaint from an association in Marrakhesh
When the Nazih arrived at the Moroccan border in June, she was immediately arrested and taken to the Marrakhesh prisons. Two months have passed during which the embassy headed by the new head of mission, Armando Barucco provided the girl with all the necessary consular and legal assistance, allowing the defense of the Nazih to better explain the context and the actual responsibilities of the young woman. In the appeal process, the reasons of the defense were heard and the defense was finally accepted; therefore the most serious violations of offense against religion fell, thus leading today to the release of Ikram Nazih.
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From Di Maio the confirmation of the liberation occurred
Confirmation of the release came from the Farnesina. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio congratulated the Italian Ambassador to Morocco Armando Barucco for the commitment they have dedicated to the cause. “We followed the story from the first moment – Di Maio announced – having at heart only the well-being of our compatriot, in full respect of the work of the Moroccan institutions and justice”. to European Affairs Enzo Amendola who was keen to underline “the solid relations between Italy and Morocco, the result of a strategic partnership”.
Ambassador Barucco: We visited her in prison once a week
“The Moroccan authorities – Ambassador Barucco told Il Sole 24 Ore – have assured us of maximum cooperation. We made the girl feel that we were following the story closely with weekly visits, she does not speak or write Arabic and therefore we also provided her with an interpreting service, we are fully satisfied with the result obtained “.