The Algerian delegation present in Morocco as part of the 70th meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice, welcomed the warm welcome it received upon arrival.
Divorce cases have soared in the last two years in Morocco. In 2021 alone, nearly 27,000 divorces were recorded. For the Minister of Justice, this is explained by a awareness of couples on the need to end the marriage when everything is going wrong, but this in a way that prioritizes dialogue.
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi, who is also Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), would be one of the ministers on the list of departures if a readjustment of the government team is confirmed.
Morocco and Israel signed on Tuesday in Rabat a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the legal field.
Faced with demands calling for an extension of the deadline granted for the regularization of customary marriage, the Minister of Justice firmly refused.
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi responded favorably to the call of singer and actress Fati Jamali regarding the rights of divorced mothers, particularly the obtaining of administrative documents for their children.
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi is reportedly about to dismiss several officials, most of them affiliated with the PJD , who are serving in his department. They are suspected of being involved in the dysfunctions observed in the ministry’s contracts.
More details are known about the reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure pending adoption in Morocco. According to the explanations provided by the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, this reform intends, among other things, to introduce the decriminalization of the sale and consumption of alcohol .
In Morocco, a bill regulating the use of social networks has been tabled for examination in parliament. It was presented by the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, who intends to crack down on any attempts at defamation or dissemination of videos revealing the private lives of citizens.
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi wants to prevent associations defending public property from filing complaints against elected officials , arguing that this action falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior.
Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi met with his French counterpart Éric Dupond-Moretti in Paris, as part of the strengthening of cooperation in the field of justice between Morocco and France .
Morocco wants to introduce new legal provisions in its legal arsenal to fight all forms of cybercrime, particularly those targeting women and children.