DR ‹ › The Marrakech Court of First Instance sentenced a man with dual Algerian and British nationality on Thursday to eight months in prison and a 500-dirham fine for deliberately destroying a national banknote. The man was arrested after a video circulated on social media showing him tearing up banknotes inside the Grand Stadium of Marrakech, shortly after a match between his national team and Nigeria. He was brought before the public prosecutor on January 14 and placed in custody at the Al-Oudaya prison complex on the outskirts of the city. During the same match, several Algerian supporters were seen waving banknotes after the final whistle, implying that the referee had been bribed following their team's 2–0 loss. The arrested fan went a step further by tearing up the banknotes.
