Moroccan Woman Arrested for Job Scam, Defrauding Unemployed of 5,000 Dirhams
20 February 2021
A young scammer was arrested by the judicial police of the Beni Mellal Security. She promised fictitious jobs to her victims for 5,000 DH.
Corruption
Fez University Professor Cleared in Master’s Degree Corruption Case
19 February 2021
The judge at the Fez Court of Appeal has canceled all legal proceedings against the main accused in the "Master’s degree for money" case. The university professor had been (…)
Moroccan Rights Group Demands Accountability for Deadly Factory Incident in Tangier
15 February 2021
The Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) is calling on the government and demanding that those responsible for the Tanger tragedy be sanctioned to the scale of the loss (…)
Former Moroccan Minister Barred from Travel Amid Financial Probe
12 February 2021
The former Minister of the Civil Service, Mohamed Moubdii, had his passport confiscated, with a ban on leaving the national territory. The former member of Abdelillah (…)
Morocco’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Fall Short as GDP Losses Mount
8 February 2021
The many efforts made by Morocco for decades to fight corruption do not seem to be bearing fruit. Launched in 2015 and implemented the following year, the national (…)
Moroccan Anti-Corruption NGO Accuses Government of Silencing Public Meetings
1 February 2021
Transparency Maroc denounces the ban, within a week, of two of its meetings. It sees it as an "abuse of power that confiscates the association’s right to meet and organize (…)
Morocco Slips in Global Corruption Rankings, Transparency International Reports
30 January 2021
Morocco has not made any significant progress in the fight against corruption. With a score of 40/100, it even loses one point compared to last year, ranking 86th out of 180 (…)
Morocco’s Anti-Corruption Bill Advances in Parliament, Vote Expected Soon
24 January 2021
The Legislation Committee of the First Chamber of Parliament has just completed the detailed examination of the draft law relating to the National Authority for Integrity, (…)
Morocco’s Financial Sector Boosts Anti-Corruption Training for 2021
22 January 2021
As part of an effective fight against corruption, Bank Al-Maghrib and two other key institutions in the financial sector, in partnership with the National Anti-Corruption (…)
Former Moroccan Official and 16 Others to Face Trial for Alleged Corruption in Laâyoune
19 January 2021
17 people, including the former president of the municipal council of Laâyoune-El Marsa, Hassan Derham, will appear next Thursday before the investigating judge in charge of (…)