Beni Mellal

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• Serial Mosque Thief Arrested in Beni Mellal, Morocco
  11 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The "mosque thief" was finally apprehended on Thursday, November 8 by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Sidi Jaber in the province of Béni Mellal.
  Involved in several thefts around the mosques in the region, the suspect was arrested along with an accomplice.
  According to Alyaoum24, the defendant stole phones, money and belongings that the worshippers left in their cars parked near the mosques during the Friday prayer.
  According to the same media, the "mosque thief" used a (…)

• Oxygen Depletion from Olive Mill Waste Blamed for Mass Fish Die-Off in Moroccan Dam
  21 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The various analyses carried out have revealed a low oxygen content of the dam’s impounded waters, with an average of 1.6 mg/l at the surface level, which concretely proves that the flow of olive mill waste is at the root of the fish deaths, the agency says in a statement cited by telquel.ma. These are the residues of the olive trees located upstream of the dam (which float on the surface) and which lead to a serious shortage of oxygen, and therefore, to the suffocation of the fish, the same (…)

• Moroccan Interior Ministry Suspends Béni-Méllal Mayor Over Corruption Allegations
  5 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Faced with the damning accusations against the person of Ahmed Chada, a political member of the Popular Movement (MP), the Ministry of the Interior has taken its responsibilities. The president of the commune of Béni-Méllal is simply suspended from his duties for "mismanagement, corruption and embezzlement".
  By deciding to suspend Ahmed Chada from his duties, the Ministry of the Interior does not intend to stop there. The supervisory authority has transferred the file to the (…)

• Domestic Violence Tragedy in Beni Mellal: Wife Killed, Husband Attempts Suicide
  20 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  An individual violently struck his wife in the neck area, in Beni Mellal. He then tried to commit suicide by ingesting a chemical acid substance.
  The events took place on Thursday, January 16, in the rural commune of Tagzirte, in the province of Beni Mellal. The suspect dealt several blows, using a bladed weapon, to his wife before ingesting acid to end his life, reports Barlamane.
  Following an alert, the local authorities and the royal gendarmerie services went to the scene. The (…)

• Surgeon Faces Prison for Alleged Negligence in Police Chief’s Death
  27 January 2020, by Kamal

  Prosecuted for failure to assist a person in danger and involuntary manslaughter, the doctor of a private clinic in Beni Mellal was referred to the Attorney General at the court of first instance.
  The practitioner, an orthopedic surgeon, is the subject of a complaint for negligence filed by the brother of a police chief, victim of a road accident in Kasbat Tadla.
  Admitted to the Beni Mellal hospital, following serious injuries, the victim was taken to a private clinic in the city, where (…)

• Severe Thunderstorms to Hit Multiple Moroccan Provinces After Heat Wave
  21 June 2022, by Sylvanus

  The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) forecasts this Tuesday, June 21, heavy thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail in several provinces of the kingdom, including Béni Mellal.
  After the heat wave, thunderstorms (25-40 mm) will affect this Tuesday from 12pm to 11pm the provinces of Taroudant, Al Haouz, Chichaoua, Azilal, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Midelt, Béni Mellal, Khénifra, Boulemane, Ifrane, Errachidia and Figuig, the DGM specifies in an orange weather alert bulletin.

• Fatal Crash in Morocco’s Béni Mellal Province Leaves 2 Dead, 3 Seriously Injured
  22 July 2022, by Ginette

  A road accident that occurred on Thursday in the province of Béni Mellal resulted in the death of two people and seriously injured three others.
  The road accident that occurred in the rural commune of Foum El Anceur in the province of Béni Mellal, resulting in the death of two people.
  The three injured suffer from serious head and chest injuries. They are under medical supervision after undergoing all necessary medical examinations.

• Moroccan Authorities Seize 3 Tons of Suspected Smuggled Olive Oil Amid Price Surge
  8 January 2024, by Prince

  The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Beni Mellal seized three tons of smuggled olive oil.
  The three tons of olive oil suspected of being falsified were being transported in a truck from Taounate to Marrakech, sources tell Alyaoum24, stating that the truck driver was arrested and placed in custody in Beni Mellal, on the orders of the competent prosecutor’s office.
  This operation is part of the campaign conducted by the units of the Royal Gendarmerie under the Beni Mellal region since (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Holding Parents Hostage in Garage at Knifepoint
  7 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  A 30-year-old individual with multiple criminal records was arrested for having sequestered his parents in a garage, threatening them with a knife.
  It all started with the alert received by the command and coordination room of the Béni-Mellal police prefecture about an individual. The suspect was sequestering his parents in the garage of their home and threatening them with a knife, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  The same source (…)

• Tragic Mountain Road Accident in Morocco Claims Life, Injures 4 Expatriate Family Members
  17 February 2020, by Kamal

  A terrible accident occurred on Saturday evening on the mountainous road of Tizi Nsli, in the region of Beni Mellal. The many turns of this difficult to access road were too much for the vigilance of a Moroccan living abroad.
  The car of a family of 5 people, who were on board a car registered abroad, left the road without the reasons being known. It seems, according to the first elements of the police investigation, that this is due to the driver’s lack of attention.
  According to the (…)