After serving a life sentence handed down in 1992 in Brussels, Mounir Iben Lakhal is now trying to rebuild his life in Tangier. Deported to Morocco in 2010, this 55-year-old man recounts his difficult journey, from total precariousness to his current professional stability.
The Belgian adventure is cut short for the Atlas Lion. Sofiane Boufal , who was no longer in the plans of coach David Hubert, has been released from his contract by Union Saint-Gilloise. The attacking midfielder is leaving the Brussels club with a league title in his pocket, but a mixed individual record.
A spectacular police operation in the Spanish capital. The police apprehended three individuals suspected of being contract killers working for the formidable "Mocro Maffia". Wanted for a bloody shooting that occurred in mid-December in Belgium, the fugitives were attempting to cross the Iberian peninsula to find refuge in Morocco via the port of Algeciras.
The hunt for European drug traffickers who have taken refuge in Morocco continues successfully. Glenn S., a 39-year-old Belgian man who was heavily convicted in his country for cocaine trafficking , was apprehended by the Moroccan authorities. The news, confirmed this Friday by the Antwerp prosecutor’s office, marks the end of the fugitive’s run for this man from Rumst.
The Moroccan diaspora no longer hesitates to bring legal action in their country of origin. The latest report from the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the year 2024 reveals intense activity: more than 2,000 complaints have been filed by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) , marking a renewed confidence but also a strong expectation towards the judicial system.
Foreign judges, particularly French ones, have never been as numerous in requesting Morocco to track down criminals or dirty money. The 2024 report from the Public Prosecutor’s Office reveals an explosion in requests for judicial assistance: 322 letters rogatory received , an increase of nearly 23% in one year.
The flight was short-lived. Three young men from Limburg, suspected of being the perpetrators of a violent shooting in Genk, were intercepted by the Spanish police . The trio, who were the subject of an international alert, were trying to reach Morocco to escape Belgian justice.
The Spanish Civil Guard has dealt a fatal blow to a particularly ingenious criminal network based in Almería. Under the cover of a passenger transport company, the organization was transporting hashish from Morocco to Belgium, hidden at the very heart of the air conditioning systems of the buses.
Belgian Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden intends to accelerate the transfer of foreign prisoners, particularly Moroccans, to their countries of origin in order to decongest the prisons. Since the country signed an agreement with Morocco on October 23 to repatriate at least 50 prisoners per year, not a single transfer has been carried out.
Nawell Madani’s show on Saturday, November 22 at the Guinguette Arena in Charleville-Mézières turned into a nightmare. The many spectators who came to applaud her had to wait more than two hours in the freezing cold (-2ºC) before being allowed into the venue.
A monkey from Morocco was captured in the middle of the town of Jouy-en-Josas by the animal brigade of the firefighters of the department. It will be able to join a group of primates of its species in Belgium.
A Moroccan restaurant was ravaged by flames near Liège in the afternoon of Saturday. The fire was caused by a violent explosion that left several injured.