Salafists Protest Moroccan Justice Minister’s Proposed Family Code Reforms
26 April 2023
The reform of the Family Code is not going well with the Salafists. Preachers and mosque imams are angry with the Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi.
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Morocco Rape Case Reopened: Court to Hear Appeal in Controversial 11-Year-Old Victim Trial
3 April 2023
The three defendants in the rape of an 11-year-old girl, sentenced to two years in prison, will soon be tried on appeal. The verdict handed down by the Rabat court is (…)
PJD Leader Slams Justice Minister Over Proposed Consensual Relationship Laws in Morocco
2 April 2023
The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, publicly attacked the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, regarding the ongoing (…)
Moroccan Legal Professionals Implicated in Money Laundering Scheme
23 February 2023
Inspection and control campaigns carried out by a special committee of the Ministry of Justice have revealed the involvement of notaries, lawyers and adouls in money laundering (…)
Moroccan Opposition Leader Threatens Protests Over Family Law Reform
21 February 2023
The Secretary General of the PJD, Abdelilah Benkirane, is relaunching the debate on the reform of the Moudawana and the Penal Code, promising strong actions if the Minister of (…)
Morocco Adds Language Requirement to Citizenship Law, Including Amazigh
2 February 2023
Parliamentarians unanimously adopted a bill on the Moroccan Nationality Code, which involves knowledge of the Amazigh language as a criterion for obtaining nationality.
Morocco Pushes for Gender Equality in Marriage Contracts and Legal Professions
17 January 2023
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, reaffirmed his commitment to gender equality when concluding marriage contracts and other legal acts.
Moroccan Bar Exam Controversy Divides Legal Community
9 January 2023
The controversy over the entrance exam to the legal profession has ended up dividing the legal community, with some defending the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, and (…)
Morocco’s Justice Minister Calls for Criminalizing Child Marriage, Equates It to Rape
5 January 2023
The Minister of Justice is determined to put an end to underage marriage. Invited on the "Noukta ila Satr" show on Tuesday, Abdellatif Ouahbi confided that underage marriage is (…)
Justice Minister Apologizes for Controversial Remarks on Legal Exam Results
4 January 2023
The Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, apologized to Moroccans for his statement regarding the revision of the results of an entrance exam to the legal profession, (…)