
Police Arrest 19 Soccer Hooligans for Vandalism and Public Disturbance in Salé, Morocco
The violence and damage caused by the fury of certain supporters led to the arrest of 19 people by the elements of the National Security of the city of Salé.

The violence and damage caused by the fury of certain supporters led to the arrest of 19 people by the elements of the National Security of the city of Salé.

A Spanish national was arrested on Sunday, September 8, by the judicial police services in the city of El Hajeb, for his alleged involvement in a case of pedophilia.

In the province of Chefchaouen, a dispute between a waiter and a customer led to the death of the former, stabbed by the latter. This was enough to sow unrest among the populations of this region of northern Morocco.

As part of the National Strategy to Combat Illegal Immigration, the police services of Tan Tan and Laâyoune proceeded to arrest 6 individuals, aged 33 to 39.

Two 14-year-olds were indicted by a juvenile judge in Versailles. They are suspected of having, in the night from Monday, September 2 to Tuesday, September 3, in Coignières, burgled a pharmacy and three restaurants. Pending their appearance before the judge, they have been placed in a foster home.

The Prefectural Service of the Judicial Police of Rabat arrested nine Sub-Saharan Africans on Friday, September 6. They would be involved in a case of kidnapping, sequestration and ransom demand.

After the media professionals who had taken the lead by using the services of a lawyer in order to know about this case, it is Amnesty International’s turn to be outraged and call on the Moroccan authorities to "immediately release" Hajar Raïssouni and "drop all charges" against the Akhbar Al Yaoum journalist, "accused of having had an abortion and having had sexual relations outside of marriage".

Two 17-year-old minors were arrested on Wednesday, September 4 by the Ouled Taima police station. They are involved in a burglary, committed on Sunday, September 1, in a commercial premises in the city.

Corruption is reaching alarming proportions in Morocco. The direct line made available to the population to report cases they may be aware of is overflowing.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, September 3, in Casablanca. He would be involved in an attempted robbery, accompanied by serious knife wounds.

Accused of having humiliated law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties, the merchant whose arrest videos had provoked outrage on the Web (he had been chained and dragged by the neck), was finally sentenced to four months in prison.

The Ministry of the Interior announced in a press release the dismantling of a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) in the cities of Berkane and Nador. It is a cell composed of 5 people aged 27 to 41 years old, who were planning dangerous acts.