Rabat -we are all familiar with the social media memes in which people claim that they don’t like a drama, but if it happens, they will be the first to jump in and enjoy it.
In many situations, individuals, groups, organizations and even governments can intervene to teach human rights, but often turn a eye on urgent topics that earn attention, such as: B. the requests irregular MigrantThe genocide in the Gaza and other critical violations that were recorded here and there all over the world.
Instead, these actors would prefer to concentrate on cases of normal citizens who create a YouTube channel or a Tikok account in order to exchange claims that have not been checked and spread allegations that target a specific person or a whole country with their institutions, organizations and internal affairs.
This is the case with the Algerian regime and the claims of Hicham Jerando, a Moroccan YouTuber who lives in Canada. Jerando, who supposedly has a men’s clothing business, did not make a name as a seller, but enjoyed the conspiracy theories, especially Morocco, his monarchy and security services.
After the start of his channel about four years ago, he presented himself as a consultant and covered under many different topics in connection with entrepreneurship, finance.
In recent years, however, Jerando has changed his story to focus on conspiracy theories and defamation campaigns that aim not only people, but also high -ranking civil servants of the security sector and the government.
Social media as a refuge to success
His videos on YouTube, With over 727,000 subscribers, Collect hundreds of thousands of views, and why shouldn’t they? It is not surprising because many social media influencers have faced similar approaches to collect fame and have unpredictable behavior if one of their target groups sends a virtual gift such as the “Tikok Lion”.
A week ago, Jerando announced a video that generated over 126,000 views and hundreds of comments.
In the video he claimed that he had “uncovered serious affairs” – probably concerned about the “dangerous” situation in Morocco – that King Mohammed VI “is attacked by a silent coup” and the Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan is “in danger”.
Jerando also claimed that the monarch “wanted to make radical changes”, but he “was attacked and he cannot act”, and called for people who take care of the monarch “to act immediately”.
Many went on in social media and in its YouTube channel comment to denounce its claims, which were largely perceived as a provocation that tried to increase violence and destabilization.
Jerando’s content uses the emotions of his audience and creates an atmosphere of tension and division and promotes violent and rebellious ideas.
His claims were further intensified when some of his family members were arrested because of their alleged participation in extortion and embezzlement.
Jerando’s families ends up in legal difficulties
Last week, the public prosecutor’s office at Casablanca Court arrested four people who were taken into custody.
The prosecutor identified two of the suspects as Jerando’s sister and her husband, who are exposed to the damage and facts to damage the privacy of individuals and the distribution as well as the crime and the threats for “accompanying a constitutional authority and an organized group, distribution and publication of false claims and facts.”
One of the people is a minor who has been transferred to a youthful judge and was instructed to stay in the Abdeslam Bennani Child Protection Center.
However, international media have spread fake news in which she claims that she was put into prison.
The public prosecutor replied to the claims and confirmed that it actually corresponds to the child protection center, according to the legal proceedings for minors.
According to the public prosecutor, the 15-year-old minor is involved in the case in which she acquired and provided SIM cards, which were used in cyber-pressing, extortion and defamation by the main suspect.
While the court did not expressly mention its name, reports said that the court described the main suspects as Jerando, who is currently on the run abroad.
The regional human rights committee in the Casablanca region is currently surveillance the case.
In response to rumors and claims that Advice called for identity to share the name and image of the child, as this could violate their privacy and lead to potential psychological damage.
The suspects were arrested after a complaint from a woman who said that she received a call from an unknown phone number in which she was exposed to defamation, insults and threats.
Morocco’s media perspective
Moroccan news agency LE360 said On March 4, the accusations of Jerando’s channel contradict because he ironically promotes content that wants to fight against corruption and embezzlement.
“The most surprising aspect is the cover under which Hicham Jerando hides against corruption and embezzlement,” said the news agency. According to her sources, Jerando “intervened to ask the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health to have brought one of his nieces to the Medical Faculty in Morocco”.
The news agency continued: “The one who spends his time to sell his videos by fighting against embezzlement and corruption … hoped to avoid an entrance exam to bring his niece to the medical faculty.”
Converting media continued to report on the case in Morocco and found how Jerando “cleverly navigated” codes on social media to strike allegations and conspiracy stories in order to attract the attention of his audience.
“By continuously exceeding the discourse limitsL wrote.
Loved by Algeria’s “electronic flies”
Jerando’s stories were orchestrated under “electronic flies” or false troll-like accounts with saddles with the regime of Algeria and the media that support anti-morocco feelings and rhetoric.
In particular, the content of Jerando was also kidnapped and reinforced by electronic flies that come from Algeria, which use the situation to target the stability of Marrokko and undermine their reputation.
Various Algerian TikTok and Instagram accounts largely use the controversy around Jerando’s claims. These accounts strengthen his conspiracy theories, especially about the alleged Moroccan coup as well as several stories that paint Morocco and its monarchy in a critical light.
The arrest of Jerando’s relatives was soon accepted by the affiliated media of the Algerian regime, which used unexpected claims and non -surprising defamation to take over Morocco and its internal affairs.
The official media in Algeria claimed that Morocco had to avoid the suspects in a “invented case to take revenge on a relative of it that exposed the crimes, and the participation of high -ranking civil servants in corruption and other affairs that treated the security of the state.”
These claims were widespread circulating In Algerian media including radio aluminum as well as electronic flies without concrete evidence or supporting documents to justify the allegations.
Use hashtags, Description As a “scandal in Morocco”, a self -proclaimed journalist in Algeria converted the clarification of the public prosecutor in Morocco that the minor, who was supposedly involved in the case, was brought into a children’s center and not into prison.
“The scandal for the arrest of the 13-year-old … The Moroccan authorities has triggered widespread anger among human rights activists and journalists who described him as a” dark day for human rights in Morocco “.
These maneuvers are not surprising because the regime has drawn a chance and regardless of whether it is unfounded – to present Morocco unfavorably Western Sahara.
