فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Moroccan YouTuber residing in Canada, Hicham Girando, faces a new chapter in his ongoing legal battles, as the Supreme Court of Canada issued a new ruling condemning him for defamation and imposing heavy financial penalties.
This ruling adds to a series of previous convictions in Canada, in addition to a severe default judgment against him in Morocco, deepening his legal isolation and raising serious questions about the future of his controversial media activities.
In a notable judicial development, the Supreme Court of Canada found Hicham Girando guilty in a lawsuit filed against him by Moroccan citizen Jalil Sebti, over videos deemed offensive and clearly defamatory by the court. The judgment requires Girando to delete four specific videos from his digital platforms and prohibits him from reposting them or producing similar content targeting the plaintiff in the future.
The court also imposed substantial financial compensation: 20,000 Canadian dollars for the moral damage caused to Sebti, plus 15,000 Canadian dollars in punitive damages, along with all legal interests accruing on the total amount.
This ruling is not the first of its kind in Girando’s judicial history in Canada. He has previously faced multiple convictions in similar cases brought by Judge Abdel Rahim Hanin, former Attorney General Najib Bensami, and lawyer Adel Al-Matiri. The most notable of these included a one-month prison sentence, an obligation to complete 150 hours of community service, and a fine of 10,000 Canadian dollars for violating a previous court order to delete offensive videos.
In Morocco, Girando remains subject to a default sentence issued by the Primary Criminal Court in Casablanca, sentencing him to 15 years in prison. This ruling stems from the lawsuit filed against him by Najib Bensami, former Attorney General before the Casablanca Court of Appeal, where he was charged with extortion, defamation, and damaging the reputation of public figures.
