Between the defense and the questions... Was the sentence against Saad Lamjarred "heavy"?

Public opinion flared up in the case of Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarred, as the curtain has not yet fallen, but there is an appeal that may change the course of the ruling, after she served a 6-year prison sentence for “just” and a fine of 375,000 euros, and prevented him from entering France for 5 years, regarding a rape case. He hit a young French girl named Laura Priolle, and the judge explained that the 10 months in which Saad Lamjarred was previously imprisoned will be counted from the period of his original sentence, obliging him to pay and he has 10 days to appeal the verdict.

The story began in 2016, meaning that the ruling took place 7 years after that case, when he met Lamjarred, a young woman who was no more than 20 years old at the time, in a luxurious nightclub in the capital, then they moved to a party he attended with friends to end the night in Lamjarred’s room. A well known hotel in the center of Paris.

Investigations text

What happened next, according to the investigations, is that the Moroccan star drank cocaine and alcohol during the evening, then she went with him to his room to complete the evening, only to find that he suddenly became violent while they kissed each other, before he raped and beat her. Lamjarred vehemently denied this throughout the sessions and only admitted that he "pushed Laura's face after scratching his back."

Laura told the investigators that Saad tried to approach her while she was in the room with him, but she refused, and said that he grabbed her by the hair, then sexually assaulted her, while she was unable to stop him, indicating that he punched her, before he raped and beat her.

According to Laura, she managed to evade him, and told him that she would file a complaint against him, so that he would offer her a sum of money in exchange for her silence, before he pushed her back to the bed and assaulted her.

Hotel staff reported that a young woman wearing a torn shirt ran to them crying and that they stopped a drunk man who was chasing her.

On the other hand, "Saad" said during the session: "I take advantage of my fame to convey everything that is positive to people, with great respect and respect for women."

He also confirmed that he is not addicted to alcohol or drugs, as he no longer used drugs for a long time, and used to take them on occasions with the permissible limit.

And what confirmed the Moroccan artist’s speech is his wife, as he married her not long ago, i.e. after the case, and she agreed to him without questioning his morals, which confirms that he really treats her with kindness and kindness, so his wife in the end is a “woman”, of course if she is insulted, she will speak and she can take sides. Laura", but she stressed her husband's innocence and her complete conviction that her husband, who lived with her for many years, could not have committed that unfortunate incident.

Controversy about investigations and puzzling questions

The issue that caused widespread controversy among the public, each group of the audience saw it from a different perspective, some of them were in favor of Saad Lamjarred receiving the appropriate punishment for his violent dealings with the French young woman, so the man should not treat women harshly, and on the other side some stood asking several questions and questioning the rationality of the events What the girl narrated, as she said in her investigation report that he was drunk and under the influence of narcotics and entered a closed room with him. Did she expect to play chess with him or discuss general matters?

Here is the disagreement! As the girl says, "We voluntarily exchanged kisses," which made some believe that there is no doubt that she has put herself in this position of her own free will, and this requires mitigating the sentence of the Moroccan artist.

Others wrote in defense of Lamjarred, "I apologize to the feminists, but there is part of the responsibility that lies with the girl who simply surrenders to a drunk person. The French judiciary has undergone a feminist campaign, and yes, celebrities are more susceptible to blackmail than ordinary people."

The journalist Mustafa Al-Agha also had an opinion on this matter, and through his official account on the famous photo site Instagram, Al-Agha said: “We do not interfere in judicial rulings, we do not question, we do not accuse, and we do not talk about theories … an attack that I have not witnessed in my life against a young man (even if he made a mistake). So knowledge is with God alone and with those concerned), but that even those who knew him closely and those who heard his songs and those who greeted him are accused and portrayed as (a human beast).

Al-Agha continued his message: "Well, do you know him and were you with him?? I know him very well and I received him in my house with his family several times, and he would not have entered my house if I doubted for a moment that he was not worthy of that, and no matter how much you see as a mistake, there is a Forgiving, Merciful, All-Knowing Lord... but as you allow You may attack him even before the appealable decision is issued.”

And he continued his speech, saying: "Allow others to stand with him... They will say: Defend a (rapist) and I will say: I console a younger brother from whom I touched nothing but respect, spontaneity, humility, benevolence and respect for his parents with whom I sat for a long time... Compassionate with human beings, human beings.. Imagine if your son made a mistake, would you not stand with him? I will close the comment on the post, accompanied by Saad and his honorable family.

Will the picture change after the appeal?

Saad Lamjarred’s defense also indicated that in the appeal the picture might change, as he was convinced of his client’s narration, saying: “The verdict issued against Saad Lamjarred is not only exaggerated or excessive, but rather does not correspond to the truth of the case. The court considered Saad Lamjarred guilty of giving preference to the narration of Ms. Laura Priol.” ".

Al-Majarred's lawyer added: "The court decided to rule in the absence of any material evidence about what happened in that hotel room and to give the right to one narration and not to another," pointing out that: "Friends, family, and those close to Saad Al-Majarred consider what was attributed to Saad to be unproven."

Saad Al-Majred's lawyer stressed the continuation of the case, according to him to Al-Arabiya channel: "We will continue this battle until Saad Al-Majrdid is soon released from prison and continues his artistic work."

He explained: "When there is no physical evidence by experts or doctors that shows Mrs. Priol's story, it makes you believe that this lady when she decided to come to his room at seven o'clock in the morning because she wanted to be in an emotional relationship with him, and God knows best."

In the end, we do not question the judiciary and we await the final ruling after appealing for the aforementioned period.