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February 2008, 01:16 GMT Jail for Facebook spoof Moroccan Fouad
Mourtada with a child (Photo: www.helpfouad.com) Mr Mourtada
said his fake Facebook profile was just a bit of fun A Moroccan
computer engineer has been sentenced to three years in jail for
setting up a Facebook profile in the name of a member of the
royal family.  Fouad Mourtada was arrested on 5 February on
suspicion of stealing the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid,
younger brother of King Mohammed VI.  The Casablanca court also
ordered Mr Mourtada, 26, to pay a $1,300 fine.  The prosecution
had urged the court to impose a sentence which set an example
for others.  Mr Mourtada was convicted of "villainous practices
linked to the alleged theft of the [prince's] identity".  In his
defence, he said he admired the prince, and that the Facebook
entry was just intended to be a bit of fun.  'Beaten
unconscious'  A website supporting him published a letter
addressed to the prince apologisin