Morocco has fallen in the ranking of the fight against corruption, according to the new Corruption Perception Index 2021 of Transparency International. The Kingdom is indeed in 87th place out of 180 countries.
The Bordeaux Criminal Court on Monday, January 24, sentenced Bernard Seurot, former mayor of Bruges, to 4 years in prison with a suspended sentence for acts of corruption, including trips to Morocco.
Nine individuals, including two police officers serving at the provincial security district of Guelmim, were arrested by the national brigade of the judicial police (BNPJ) on January 20 and 21. They would be involved in a case of forgery, corruption, disclosure of professional secrecy and drug trafficking.
An investigation has been opened in Casablanca against a man suspected of being involved in a case of operating a cafe offering shisha without authorization and for attempting to bribe a police commissioner.
Grade inflation, a lack of adequate human resources, endemic corruption are among the ills plaguing the Moroccan education system. This is revealed by the latest report of the Moroccan Association for the Improvement of the Quality of Education (AMAQUEN) entitled "the quality of education and training in Morocco under the 2011 Constitution".
The elements of the gendarmerie of Sebt Gzoula in the commune of Safi arrested a municipal councilor accused of blackmail and corruption in the exercise of his duties.
Three police officers working in the management of the vehicle fleet of the Fès police prefecture were presented to the judge on Wednesday after suspicions of acts of corruption and embezzlement of public funds.
In Morocco, the corruption statistics obtained through the direct reporting hotline in 2020 indicate that law enforcement officers are the most corrupt. Since its launch on May 14, 2018 until the end of 2020, this line has recorded 15,743 calls.
Transparency Maroc condemns the withdrawal of the draft amendment to the Penal Code which introduced the criminalization of illicit enrichment. It calls on the government "to state its intentions and action plans in the fight against corruption".
The Fez court sentenced, on Tuesday, the former deputy-mayor of Nador, Slimane Houliche, to 4 years in prison for embezzlement of public funds, corruption and influence peddling .
Morocco wants to initiate a new phase in its fight against corruption , based on the New Development Model, in order to create a balanced dynamic in the service of a strong, inclusive and sustainable emergence.
The Marrakech court on Wednesday sentenced former deputy mayor of the city Mohamed Al Hour to two years in prison with a fine of 50,000 Dh for the misappropriation of public funds.