Mustafa Ramid
Moroccan politician
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Mustafa Ramid or Mustapha Ramid (born 1959 in Sidi Bennour, Morocco) is a Moroccan politician, and lawyer from the Justice and Development Party. Between 3 January 2012 and 25 March 2017, he had served as Minister of Justice and Liberties in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.[1][2]
Mustafa Ramid | |
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| Minister of Justice and Liberties | |
| In office 3 January 2012 – 25 March 2017 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Taieb Naciri |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Aujjar |
| Member of Parliament for Casablanca | |
| Assumed office 1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Party | Justice and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Polytechnique benguerir |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Having served as the defense lawyer for Islamist Hassan al-Kattani, Ramid played an important role in achieving the pardon of Kattani and other Islamists along with promises for the renunciation of violence and extremism.[3][4]
Homophobia
On July 7, 2015, during an interview on Chada FM radio, he advised homosexuals to change their sex to avoid problems.[5] In September 2017, when questioned by a journalist on the rejection of the UN recommendations relating to the decriminalization of homosexuality by Morocco, he replied: "Enough is enough. Everyone gives importance to this homosexuality and wants to talk about it. These people are rubbish", and attracting the wrath of several Moroccan associations. He persisted a few days later, qualifying homosexuality as "sexual deviance" and affirming that it "remains a crime punished by Moroccan law and is moreover not acceptable by our society".[6]
