French rapper set for release from Morocco jail after term reduced

RABAT: A Moroccan court reduced French rapper Maes’s prison sentence over charges including attempted kidnapping from seven years to one, his lawyer said Friday.

Moroccan news site Medias 24 reported that Maes — who has roots in Morocco and whose real name is Walid Georgey — was expected to be released as he had already spent nearly two years behind bars.

“I wish to report the decision handed down on November 6, 2026 by the Tangier Court of Appeal, which significantly reduced the sentence imposed on my client, from seven years in prison to 12 months,” lawyer Said Harir said in a statement.