Beni Mellal

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• Morocco Gang Rape Trial Delayed: 12 Men Accused in Khadija Case Face June Hearing
  21 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  While it opened this Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the trial of the 12 men accused of kidnapping and gang rape against the teenager Khadija has been postponed again. At the Beni Mellal court, the defense lawyers and the victim’s lawyer have requested more time to prepare. The next hearing is scheduled for June 25.
  Eagerly awaited by all, this trial which opened at the Beni Mellal court (central Morocco) on Tuesday has been postponed to June 25. According to Me Ibrahim Hachane, the counsel for (…)

• Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Beni Mellal, Morocco
  7 June 2019, by Said

  Accused of being the author of the robbery of a bank last month in the Beni Mellal region, a suspect has just been arrested by the police.
  The 28-year-old individual was arrested for "his alleged involvement in the robbery of an Al Barid Bank agency on May 29, under the threat of a bladed weapon." He had also used, according to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), a tear gas bomb during the robbery of the bank agency.
  During the searches carried out at his home, the (…)

• Moroccan Court Sentences 14 in High-Profile Rape and Kidnapping Case
  22 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Court of Appeal of Beni Mellal sentenced, on Tuesday, September 21, 14 defendants to various prison terms for charges of "rape, kidnapping, sequestration, tattooing and human trafficking" in the case of Khadija O. alias "the tattoo girl". In total, 226 years of imprisonment were handed out.
  In August 2018, Khadija, then 17 years old, had been kidnapped, sequestered and raped for two months by a dozen men aged 18 to 28 from her village of Oulad Ayad, near Beni Mellal. In a video that (…)

• Three Schoolgirls Missing in Morocco, Kidnapping Suspected
  7 May 2019, by Kamal

  The police services of the small town of Azilal, in the Beni Mellal region, were alerted last Friday following the mysterious disappearance of three primary school students under unknown circumstances.
  A great sense of panic and distress has seized the families of three missing minors last Friday under undetermined circumstances, leaving doubt as to a possible kidnapping, reports Alyaoum24.
  The families and relatives of the three young girls have been questioned by the police and the (…)

• Armed Robbers Use Tear Gas in Beni Mellal Money Transfer Agency Heist
  30 May 2019, by Amine

  A money transfer agency has just been robbed, in Beni Mellal, by a gang using tear gas bombs. And not hesitating to use them. They seized a certain amount of money before fleeing...
  This happened in the Al Massira district of Beni Mellal. Several individuals have just stolen a large sum of money from a transfer agency, according to Alyaoum24, after having previously neutralized the private security guard using tear gas bombs.
  These individuals would be two in number, and this happened (…)

• Fake Gynecologist Arrested for Illegal Abortions and Unauthorized Medical Practice
  21 December 2019, by Kamal

  Posing as a gynecologist-obstetrician, the man had opened a virtual office at his home where he administered abortion pills to his victims and offered medical consultations and services without having the authorization to practice.
  A search of his home, which served as an office, allowed the seizure of a medical apron as well as a large quantity of medicines and medical devices used in the various medical interventions.
  In consultation with the delegation of the Ministry of Health and (…)

• Belgian Tourist Robbed at Knifepoint in Beni Mellal, Morocco; Police Launch Manhunt
  27 January 2020, by Kamal

  A Belgian national on vacation in Beni Mellal was attacked with a knife, last Saturday, January 25, by a group of individuals whose identity is still unknown.
  According to the Akhbarona website, a national search warrant has been issued against the assailants, by the elements of the city’s police prefecture.
  Under the threat of a knife, the thieves managed to seize the Belgian tourist’s cell phone, who was walking through the alleys of the urban district, and a sum of money, before (…)

• Saudi National Arrested in Morocco for Violating COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
  15 April 2020, by Sylvanus

  The police arrested a Saudi national on Monday in Khouribga. He is accused of violating the measure prohibiting travel between cities in the kingdom during this confinement period.
  While he had received a "temporary" authorization from the local authorities of the city of El Hajeb to go, on April 7, to Rabat, to his country’s consulate, the Saudi took the liberty of traveling to other Moroccan cities.
  Aboard a rented 4X4 vehicle, he went to Beni Mellal and Khouribga, even though the (…)

• Morocco Postpones Trial in High-Profile Gang Rape Case of Minor
  26 June 2019, by Said

  The Court of First Instance in Beni Mellal has decided to postpone, once again, the trial of Khadija, a minor at the time of the events, who had been raped, sequestered, for many months, by a group of men.
  At the opening of the trial yesterday, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, the judge has, once again, decided to postpone the hearing to July 9 next, as two of the detainees still do not have lawyers, reports the AFP agency, which has been following this trial since the outbreak of this case, at (…)

• Moroccan Migrant Among 7 Killed in Tripoli Air Strike, Family Confirms
  8 July 2019, by Kamal

  Among the seven Moroccans killed in the air raid on Tripoli is a 26-year-old man from the city of Béni Mellal. He left Morocco with the hope of reaching the European eldorado and giving a new impetus to his future.
  His family received confirmation of his death on Friday, July 5, 2019, from a close relative, injured during the air raid. At the age of 26, the young Moroccan, residing in a working-class neighborhood of the city of Béni Mellal, endured, like many young Moroccan graduates, the (…)