One of the most famous rappers of the Moroccan protest movement called "20th february movement" was arrested in Casablanca, Morocco, on september 9th 2011. The 24 years old rapper Moad Belghouat, artist name: Lhaqed ("outraged"), was arrested while he was distributing flyers for a pacific demonstration for freedom & democracy in Morocco on September 11th. The police arrested Lhaqad after someone filed a charge against him claiming that La9had had aggressed him. It is a common strategy of the moroccan authorities to set up cases of civil charges against political activists or journalists.
The 20th february movement is a protest movement in the spirit of the "Arab spring" and has been fighting for more democracy, liberty, dignity and social justice over the last seven months. Lhaqed is one of the artists hihly involved in this movement. His lyrics are famous for being outspoken and critical about the Moroccan regime. He criticizes corruption, clientelism, the oligarchy of a few families in Morocco and the monarchy's excessive wealth. (via G. W)