This makes me sick...can anyone make sense of this?

[berber_wife 90]

Outrage in Morocco after Spanish paedophile gets royal pardon

Moroccans are outraged by the royal pardon of a Spanish man convicted of sexually assaulting children in 2010, the Hespress news website reported on Thursday.

He was pardoned by King Mohammad VI on the 14th anniversary of his enthronement on Wednesday, after serving only two out of his 30-year sentence.

A protest against the pardon is scheduled to take place in front of parliament in Rabat on Friday.

The convict, identified as Daniel Fino Galvan was found guilty of sexually assaulting 11 children in the city of Kenitra, where he lived.

Galvan was accused of luring children between the ages of three and 15 into his house, where he would sexually assault them and film the crime.

Police reportedly seized a digital camera and a laptop when he was arrested in Nov. 2010.

The Moroccan Association for the Fight against Paedophilia said in 2012 that Daniel’s last victim was a two-year-old girl.

[Mk&Ang 2]

Disgusting

[sandinista! 1,816]

Photos from the evening's protest in Rabat

http://storify.com/charquaouia/rabat-morocco-protest-against-royal-pardon-of-span

[Happytobe 164]

awful.... disgusting and awful....

[berber_wife 90]

I hope at least the ordinary Spanish citizens are well-informed enough about this POS that they make sure he NEVER goes near another child again...

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

So... time to take down the monarchy yet? Nope? Not yet? Oh well.

Let's hope karma's a b*tch and someone shows him what it feels like to be violated.

[sandinista! 1,816]

I'm more curious about what Spain's endgame is here, the request for Galvan's release came from their king. I can wrap my head around morocco wanting to be their good little puppy a lot easier than I can the Spanish monarch making this request. For what possible reason?

[msheesha 548]

Interesting move on Morocco's part. Ironic this is the same country that has been blocking 40 or so Spanish families from gaining guardianship/kafala over children for the past year. Keep the babies locked in orphanages but let the pedoohile free. Interesting priorities.

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I'm more curious about what Spain's endgame is here, the request for Galvan's release came from their king. I can wrap my head around morocco wanting to be their good little puppy a lot easier than I can the Spanish monarch making this request. For what possible reason?

Well, he is either very well connected or is important to the Spanish government in some way.

From The Telegraph:

Reports in both the Moroccan and Spanish media however claim that he was released "at the request of the Spanish secret service", fuelling speculation that he was a spy.

"It was an agreement between the DGED [Moroccan secret service] and its Spanish equivalent," a source told Spain's El Pais newspaper. "The Spanish insisted that he be put on the list and they achieved this."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/morocco/10220392/Spanish-paedophile-pardoned-by-king-of-Morocco-a-spy.html

[berber_wife 90]

Yeah, I saw something about that. But it shouldn't make any difference. A child rapist is a child rapist.

[sandinista! 1,816]

Fury over pardon of Spanish pedophile Daniel Galvan Fina forces Morocco's king to reverse course

Rabat: Morocco's king says he is rescinding his pardon of a Spanish pedophile after an unusual bout of protests in the case.

It is the first time in recent memory that a Moroccan sovereign has reversed a pardon.

"It is clear that the sovereign would never have consented" to his release, given the "monstrous crimes" he committed.

But the Spaniard, named by Morocco as Daniel Galvan Fina, is believed to now be in Spain, and it was unclear whether he will be brought back to Morocco.

In a statement late on Sunday, King Mohamed VI said he had asked his justice minister to work with his Spanish counterpart to see how the pardon could be undone.

On July 30, at the request of Spain's King Juan Carlos, the Moroccan monarch pardoned 48 Spaniards who had been imprisoned here, including Fina, who was convicted of raping 11 children.

The palace said in a statement that the king had been unaware of the nature of the man's crimes and had ordered a probe into his release.

The investigation should "determine the responsibilities and the failures that led to this regrettable release," the statement said.

"The king was never informed - in any way or at any time - of the seriousness of the abject crimes of which the person concerned was convicted," the palace added.

"It is clear that the sovereign would never have consented" to his release, given the "monstrous crimes" he committed, the statement concluded.

The pardon sparked outrage in the north African country, which has seen several high-profile pedophile arrests in recent months.

Protesters slammed the pardon as "an international shame" with one demonstrator saying the state "defends the rape of Moroccan children".

AP/AFP

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/fury-over-pardon-of-spanish-pedophile-daniel-galvan-fina-forces-moroccos-king-to-reverse-course-20130805-2r8kz.html#ixzz2b4ESTngf

there's so much wrong here i don't even know where to begin.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Yes, my husband told me of this

the Spanish have him in jail and will not return him to Morocco

[mounir412 101]

what's happened ..is a real disgrace

[shekooo 4]

how can this happen ?this is awful

[berber_wife 90]

At least he was un-pardoned (de-pardoned?) after King Mohammed realized he needed to cover his @ss the gravity of Galvan's crimes.

The whole story is just so incredibly bizarre