Morocco Cancels Thousands of Search Warrants
5 May 2026
In a bid to reform its judicial system, Morocco’s Public Ministry has lifted more than 74,000 search warrants. The objective is clear: to make pretrial detention an exception (…)
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Morocco launches a public platform to track convicts tried in absentia
13 March 2026
The Ministry of Justice has deployed a digital platform dedicated to absentia procedures. This portal aims to accelerate the execution of sentences and to publicly identify (…)
Morocco: these notaries outside the law
27 January 2026
The figure is surprising. In 2025, no less than 4,861 complaints were filed against notaries in Morocco. During a meeting in Casablanca with the National Order of the (…)
Morocco Launches Digital Safeguard Against Real Estate Fraud
17 October 2025
Morocco is about to take a new step in its fight against real estate dispossession. A ministerial decision, recently published, concretizes the implementation of a national (…)
Morocco’s Marriage Crisis: Divorces Surge as Weddings Plummet, Reshaping Society and Economy
10 August 2025
In Morocco, the number of marriages has decreased by more than 25% over the past decade, while the number of divorces continues to increase, according to data from the Ministry (…)
Moroccan Justice Minister Defends $1.1 Million Property Gift Amid Hacker Leak Scandal
23 July 2025
Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, finds himself at the heart of a controversy after the latest leaks - a series of documents - orchestrated by the hacker group, JabaRoot (…)
Morocco Cracks Down on Digital Begging: New Law Targets Social Media Panhandlers
1 July 2025
Begging on social networks is an offense just like begging on the street, Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Minister of Justice, recently stated.
Morocco Launches Anti-Money Laundering Agency to Seize Criminal Assets
19 June 2025
Morocco will soon be equipped with a National Agency for the Recovery and Management of Seized and Confiscated Funds and Assets. An important step forward in the fight against (…)
Algerian Hackers Claim Breach of Moroccan Justice Ministry Systems
10 June 2025
The Algerian hacker group Jabaroot claims to have hacked the systems of the Moroccan Ministry of Justice. A new attack that allegedly targeted thousands of magistrates and (…)
Morocco Negotiates Release of 120 Women Detained in Saudi Arabia After Hajj
4 June 2025
During a working session of the Justice, Legislation, Human Rights and Freedoms Commission at the House of Representatives dedicated to approving bill n°02.23 on civil (…)