The Moroccan press has been abuzz with the news of artist Donya Batma being incarcerated to serve her sentence due to the "Hamza Mon Beb" case. Questions have arisen regarding the stance of her ex-husband, the Bahraini Mohamed Turk, after he threatened to use Interpol to reclaim custody of their daughters. With this news circulating, social media has been rife with discussions about the possibility of stripping her custody and granting it to Mohamed Turk. However, Moroccan law does not permit this, as custody of the children remains with the mother post-separation, making it unlikely for her custody to be revoked.
Moroccan newspapers have circulated numerous legal analyses that concluded that the Moroccan artist is accused of defamation and slander, with no relation to crimes that would impact her custody of the children. These analyses confirmed that Donya is imprisoned for a case related to cyber crimes, and such matters do not affect custody. Furthermore, her daughters are living with their mother, and legislation specifies three parties involved in custody: the mother first, then the father, and finally the maternal grandmother. Courts consider the best interests of the children before making custody decisions, and given that the father resides in another country, it is difficult for him to win custody of the daughters since the environment and culture of the children must be taken into account before deciding to relocate them.
