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A Casablanca court has sentenced radio host Mohamed Bousfiha, known as Momo, to four months in prison for his involvement in a staged on-air robbery.
Last month, police opened an investigation after an unexpected turn of events when a caller, who was speaking as an everyday radio enthusiast, suddenly shouted “a thief, a thief!”, implying that he was being robbed live on air.
In response to the situation, the DGSN said that investigations by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) revealed that the caller had assumed a false identity and fabricated a fictitious robbery scene with the help of another person.
This scheme was for personal gain and also to increase both the show’s and the radio station’s audience, the police statement said.
The court also sentenced another suspect to five months in prison while another one was convicted to three months in prison for being involved in the case.
Initially, Hit Radio denied involvement in the staged robbery.
“We strongly refute any implication in the commission of these acts, completely contrary to our values,”Hit Radio said in a statement last month.
The radio station further argued that it had nothing to do with the incident, and that its collaborators were “entirely unrelated to this matter.”
Hit Radio notably denied “any connection with the individuals behind the alleged acts.”
