Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto in custody after cannabis controversy

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Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, a judicial source said. The Casablanca-born rapper had in late September told reporters who gathered after one of his concerts, "I smoke hash -- so what?" His comments sparked an outcry in Morocco, and the 26-year-old was on Thursday forbidden from leaving the territory by authorities.

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France24

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto in custody after cannabis controversy

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, following several complaints filed against him for public statements he made about using cannabis, a judicial source said.

3 months ago·France

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The Star Kenya

Moroccan rapper in custody after cannabis row

It followed complaints filed against him for public statements he made about using cannabis.

3 months ago·Kenya

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Radio France Internationale

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto in custody after cannabis controversy

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, following several complaints filed against him for public statements he made about using cannabis, a judicial source said.

3 months ago·France

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Al-Monitor

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto in custody after cannabis controversy

Moroccan rapper ElGrande Toto was taken into custody on Monday evening, following several complaints filed against him for public statements he made about using cannabis, a judicial source said.The Casablanca-born rapper, who is a massive star in the Arabic-speaking music world, had in late September told reporters who gathered after one of his concerts, "I smoke hash -- so what?... It does not mean I set a bad example."

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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The New Arab

Moroccan rapper Toto arrested after cannabis controversy

Local media said the rapper is the subject of a preliminary investigation that would focus on all his publications, digital content and statements "likely to contain elements punishable by law".

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Maghreb Times !

Morocco: Rapper Elgrande Toto Placed in Police Custody - The Maghreb Times !

According to a judicial source, the artist is the subject of five complaints for “defamation, insults, threats and incitement to violence”.The Casablanca prosecutor decided to place T aha Fahssi, better known by his stage name ElGrande Toto, in police custody after complaints were filed by “three artists, a journalist and a policeman”. According to the institutional daily Le Matin, the rapper is the subject of a preliminary investigation. It sh…

3 months ago

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