Confidential Government Documents Found in Moroccan City’s Trash, Sparking Investigation

These official papers were to be destroyed before being thrown in the trash. The non-compliance with this rule, which is in principle punishable by a prison sentence of 2 to 6 years, accompanied by a fine, has caused an emergency meeting of the Governor with various law enforcement officers.

According to the daily Al Akhbar, a large quantity of confidential documents have been found in a garbage bin in the city of Safi. Electoral cards, reports on the 2011 referendum, as well as copies of the official gazette and a private database on citizens have been found intact.

A similar incident occurred at the beginning of the year, when documents with the letterhead of the Ministry of Energy were being used by a nugget merchant in Salé.