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  • Morocco’s Opposition Leader Slams Proposal to Decriminalize Adultery, Warns of ’Societal Drift’
    13 September 2024, by Said

    The Secretary-General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, strongly criticized, on Thursday, during the 18th national youth forum of his party, the recent statements by the Minister of Justice calling for decriminalization of adultery.
    For Benkirane, this proposal paves the way for a broader societal "drift", threatening Morocco’s traditional values. "The one who has introduced consensual relationships and homosexuality and similar scourges in Morocco, (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Benkirane Files Complaint, 3 Students Jailed for Defamation
    23 August 2019, by Kamal

    Three students were placed in detention at the Salé, El arjat prison, following the complaint filed by the former Head of Government, Abdelilah Benkirane. They are being prosecuted for defamation and insult.
    After placing them in custody, the Public Prosecutor’s Office decided to bring the 3 students before the courts on Thursday, August 22, 2019. The incident occurred just before Eid al-Adha.
    According to the Hespress website, one of the 3 accused had contacted the former Head of the (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Benkirane: "Islam Not a Magic Solution" to Societal Problems
    3 February 2020, by Sylvanus

    Abdelillah Benkirane, former Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), declared that "Islam is not a magic solution" to the problems faced by Man, to the project of wealth or positions.
    At the funeral of the first president of the PJD Youth, Bouslam Mamadi, Abdelillah Benkirane, the future Friday preacher, teaches religious morality. He invited PJD members to display a disinterest in positions and gains, as any violation of this principle is a cult of the devil. (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Slams French Language Education Law, Urges Party Leader to Resign
    3 March 2020, by Bladi.net

    The former Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, in his latest outing, argued that the PJD’s favorable vote on law 51-17, which considers French as a language of instruction, is "a serious mistake". He called on his successor, Saâd-Eddine El Othmani, who is in favor of the project, to resign if he believes that the votes will be contrary to the party’s vision.
    At an internal meeting of the PJD youth on Sunday, the former secretary general of (…)

  • Morocco Considers Tax Amnesty to Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
    4 May 2020, by Kamal

    With the decline in foreign exchange, the Moroccan government could consider a new form of tax amnesty, allowing the repatriation of a maximum of capital held abroad.
    According to the daily Al Massae, the Executive would opt for this solution in order to avoid resorting to borrowing and replenish the foreign exchange reserves, which are suffering from the fall of its main providers.
    If the post-state of emergency augurs catastrophic scenarios for the Moroccan economy, the new provision, (…)

  • Former Moroccan Leader Condemns French Terror Attacks and Macron’s Stance on Islam
    31 October 2020, by Jérôme

    After months of silence, the former head of the Moroccan government and former secretary general of the PJD Party, is back in the media. Speaking on the troubling current events in France, Abdelilah Benkirane, unequivocally condemns the terrorist attacks in France "prohibited by Islam", as well as the remarks of the French President.
    "I am as sad as you since the French president began his campaign against Islam, following the caricatures that cost the life of the history teacher, but I (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Urges Reopening of Morocco-Algeria Border After 26-Year Closure
    13 November 2020, by Ginette

    One of the reasons that explains the tense situation between Morocco and Algeria is the closure of the land border between the two countries. For the former head of government, Abdelilah Benkirane, this situation that has persisted for 26 years has lasted too long.
    The former Moroccan head of government spoke on the issue, on the sidelines of a virtual conference granted to the Al Taraqi Center for Strategic Studies. Abdelilah Benkirane affirmed that it is inconceivable that the borders (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Condemns Polisario Actions, Backs King’s Stance on Western Sahara
    17 November 2020, by Bladi.net

    Like other Moroccan personalities, the former Moroccan Prime Minister has spoken out on the conflict around the Moroccan Sahara. Abdelilah Benkirane believes that Algeria wants to "cut the African roots of Morocco".
    In a statement to Le360, the former head of the Executive specified that these actions by Algeria are "doomed to failure". According to him, the southern provinces are all Moroccan. The former Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) also welcomed the firm (…)

  • Former Moroccan PM Benkirane Criticizes PJD Members Over Israel Stance
    20 February 2021, by Bladi.net

    After the deputy Al Mouqrie El Idrissi Abouzaid, the former president of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane criticized Aziz Rabbah for declaring that he would go to Israel if his position required it. The former Prime Minister also spoke about the warming of relations between Morocco and Israel and called for "not blaming El Othmani" on the subject.
    During his live intervention on Facebook as part of the ceremony of exchanges with the national office of the (…)

  • Morocco’s Former PM: King, Not Islamist Party, Behind Israel Normalization Deal
    20 February 2021, by Sylvanus

    Abdelilah Benkirane, former head of the Moroccan government, denies any responsibility of the Islamist Party for Justice and Development (PJD) in the agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. He claims that it was King Mohammed VI who made this decision in the interest of the kingdom.
    "We were behind King Mohammed VI on the national cause. We defend our homeland as we defend the Palestinians. Nothing should be blamed on Saâdeddine El Othmani who signed the (…)