Hazzam was sentenced for “spreading false information harmful to the kingdom's image on human rights,” while Boukhou's sentence was for similar reasons and likely included a charge for providing a space for spreading those information. 
Hazzam alifungwa kwa kosa la kile kinachoitwa “Kueneza habari za uongo zinazochafua sura ya ufalme kuhusu masuala ya haki za binadamu,” wakati kwa Boukhou pia ilikuwa kwa sababu hizohizo na pengine ilihusisha pia kutoa nafasi ya kusambaza taarifa hizo.