Moroccan porn videos are a knock-out

Rabat (Reuter) - A lawyer fainted and was taken to hospital for treatment after watching pornographic videos screened at a Casablanca criminal court during the night, the official MAP news agency, said yesterday. The videos were shown in court at the trial of the chief police commissioner, Haj Mohamed Mustapha Tabet.

Mr Tabet is being tried behind closed doors on charges of rape, deflowering virgins, inciting debauchery, abduction and assault in orgies allegedly held in his bachelor flat. The agency said the videos, made by Mr Tabet with remote-controlled cameras and seen by the court, showed scenes of 'rape, violence and barbarism'. During a six-hour night session an unidentified lawyer fainted on seeing the 'scenes of barbarism' recorded on video, MAP said.

The trial, which began last month, has been held in camera during Ramadan because of the salacious evidence, lawyers said.