A denunciation through the green number made available by the presidency of the public prosecutor’s office led to the downfall of a magistrate, previously president of the criminal chamber at the court of appeal of Beni Mellal. Convicted of corruption by the Rabat Court of Appeal, he was sentenced to five years in prison. The same sentence was imposed on his accomplice.
The authorities in Fez have banned hotels belonging to MP Aziz Lebbar and other establishments in their territory from serving alcohol. A decision that follows the corruption allegations made against them.
The corruption scandal shaking the European Parliament has not finished revealing its secrets. Revelations have been made about the sums of money that would have been paid by Morocco and Qatar to MEPs to intervene in their favor within the institution.
Trouble is looming for Moroccan officials cited in the corruption scandal rocking the European Parliament. They are the subject of arrest warrants issued by the Belgian justice system.
The elements of the Judicial Brigade of Rabat arrested two auxiliary authorities (moqadems) as part of an investigation into the burglary of a warehouse belonging to the commune of Yacoub El Mansour. They are being prosecuted under arrest for breach of trust and theft of equipment.
Prosecuted for corruption by the court of first instance of Kenitra, the president of the commune of Sidi Taïbi and his deputy were each sentenced to three and a half years in prison and the payment of a fine of 50,000 dirhams.
The eruption of the corruption scandal in the European Parliament coupled with a resolution noting the deterioration of human rights is at the origin of the new tensions between Morocco and Europe. Is the latter seeking to punish the kingdom?
The port of Antwerp has become a real sieve and an entry point for drugs in Europe, notably because of the Moroccan mafia. It is accused of corrupting officials of official structures to ensure the delivery of their "goods".
Prosecuted in custody, the judge of Beni Mellal who was caught in the act of corruption should appear shortly before the criminal chamber in charge of financial crimes. This is the decision taken by the investigating judge at the end of the trial before the Court of Appeal of Rabat.
In Khémisset, the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested one of their own in the act of corruption. He is accused of having received a bribe of 400 DH.
Another arrest to be credited to the toll-free number used to report acts of corruption. This time, the accused is a moqadem caught in the act of corruption.
Morocco, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, reacted to the investigation opened following the scandal of alleged corruption in the European Parliament , in which it would be implicated.