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March 15th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Article 475 of the Moroccan penal code, which purports to defend family
values, states that if a rapist marries his victim he is then exonerated of
his crime. Ms Assouli attacked the article, saying it “does not uphold
the rights of women”.
In many societies, including within the Middle East, a woman losing her
virginity before marriage is considered a dishonour to her family. For this
reason, families will often make arrangements for rape victims to marry
their rapists, so as to restore their lost honour. The Book of Deuteronomy
in the Old Testament contains a similar injunction.
“Amina, 16, was triply violated, by her rapist, by tradition and by
Article 475 of the Moroccan law,” activist Abadila Maaelaynine wrote on
Twitter.
Miss Filali’s father, Lahcen Filali, told an online Moroccan newspaper that
his daughter only told her parents of the rape two months after it had
occurred. When they reported it, the prosecutor advised his daughter to
marry.
Although the rapist had initially rejected the proposal to marry Miss Filali,
he agreed once threatened with prosecution.
The manager of the Adala Association for legal reform, Abdelaziz Nouaydi, said
that a judge can only encourage the victim and rapist to marry when there is
agreement from the victim and both families.
Mr Nouaydi said that although it isn’t a common occurrence, the victim’s
family will sometimes assent to the marriage due to worries she will be
unable to find a husband if her rape becomes common knowledge.
Ms Assouli said that the victim is then forced to marry in order to avoid
scandal for her family.
Despite Morocco changing its family code in 2004 in an attempt to improve
women’s rights, the practice continues. “It is unfortunately a
recurring phenomenon,” she said. “We have been asking for years
for the cancellation of Article 475 of the penal code which allows the
rapist to escape justice.”
Legislation to outlaw all forms of violence against women, which includes rape
within marriage, has failed to move beyond government debate since first
being proposed in 2006.
Mr Filali said his daughter had complained to her mother that her husband beat
her repeatedly throughout the five months they were married. Her mother
advised her to be patient.
According to a government study conducted last year, almost one quarter of
Moroccan women have been sexually assaulted at least once in their lives.
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