Morocco
Moroccan Judge Arrested for Bribery in Divorce Case, Faces Corruption Charges
The Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Meknes ordered the arrest of a magistrate prosecuted for corruption.
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Corruption
Morocco
Moroccan Gendarme Arrested in Anti-Corruption Sting Operation
A gendarme stationed at the Mohammedia brigade was caught red-handed in an act of corruption , following an operation carried out by the Casablanca Judicial Police Brigade.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Commissioner Exonerated in High-Profile Drug Trafficking Case
The Moroccan justice system has definitively acquitted Commissioner Mohamed Jelmad, who was sentenced in 2010 to 3 years in prison for attempted corruption in the Najib Zaimi case, the name of the notorious drug trafficker. For its part, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has rehabilitated the police officer.
Morocco
Fez Water Authority CEO Arrested in Corruption Sting, Trial Set for October 27
Hanafi Aboukir, director of the Autonomous Water and Electricity Distribution Authority of Fez (RADEEF) is now in pre-trial detention. The elements of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police had arrested him on October 8 in flagrante delicto of corruption at the Majorelle café located a few dozen meters from the police station of the city.
Morocco
Moroccan Lawmaker Jailed in Corruption Probe After 400,000 Dirham Seizure
The investigating judge at the Casablanca Court of Appeal ordered the provisional detention of Saïd Zaïdi, member of the political bureau of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and deputy of the Benslimane constituency, who was arrested on October 5 in flagrante delicto of corruption.
Morocco
Watchdog Group Alleges Widespread Financial Misconduct in Moroccan Elections
Transparency Maroc denounced the illegal use of money throughout the electoral process leading up to the September 8 vote. The organization calls on the authorities to respect the texts in order not to tarnish the image of democracy in the kingdom.
Morocco
Police Officers Among Four Arrested in Béni Mellal Fraud and Corruption Ring
The National Office for the Fight against Economic and Financial Crimes of the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) referred on Tuesday before the Court of Appeal of Béni Mellal four individuals, including two police officers, a repeat offender and his son. The defendants, aged between 21 and 59, are members of a network known for fraud, aggravated theft and corruption.
Morocco
Moroccan Police Officers Arrested for Alleged Corruption in Alcohol Seizure Case
A peace officer and a police inspector have been the subject of an investigation opened by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police since Friday, in order to determine the criminal acts they are accused of. These two police officers stationed at the Kenitra police prefecture are accused of corruption and extortion.
Morocco
Moroccan Election Tensions Rise as Parties Trade Corruption Allegations
The Secretary General of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) , Abdellatif Ouahbi, accuses the National Rally of Independents (RNI) of "flooding the political scene with money" . Accusations that the RNI rejects, describing them as "slanderous" and "malicious".
Morocco
Senior Rabat Police Inspector Investigated for Corruption and Extortion
A judicial investigation was initiated on Thursday against a senior police inspector working in a security district in Rabat, for corruption in the performance of his duties.
Morocco
PJD Candidate's Car Vandalized in Khemisset Ahead of Moroccan Parliamentary Elections
The Regional Secretariat of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) in the city of Khemisset condemned the attack on the vehicle of Taîbi El Hami, head of the party’s local list in the parliamentary elections in the Khemisset-Oulmés constituency. The incident took place in front of the party’s headquarters.
Morocco
Morocco's Opposition Party Alleges Corruption in Professional Chamber Elections
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) condemned the buying of conscience, corruption and the use of state resources observed during the elections of members of professional chambers organized last Friday.