A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies, in a case that outraged human rights advocates in the country. Raisouni has been on a hunger strike for over 80 days to protest his pre-trial detention since May 2020. The plaintiff and witnesses were heard in the absence of Raisouni and his defence which had withdrawn from attending hearings since Tuesday citing concerns about a fair trial. "A fair trial cannot take place in the absence of the defendant himself," said his lawyer Souad…