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  • Moroccan Resident Fined €1,800 for Disrespecting Border Guards in Ceuta
    24 September 2019, by Bladi.net

    A young Moroccan residing in Spain was fined 1,800 euros by the criminal court for having treated Civil Guard agents at the border with "a clear contempt".
    According to El Faro de Ceuta, which had access to the full

  • Moroccan TV Channels Fined Millions for Excessive Advertising During Ramadan
    5 January 2019, by Said

    The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) has just imposed fines on the 2m and Al Aoula channels for non-compliance with their specifications, particularly regarding the duration of advertising.
    The Al Aoula channel was fined 800,000 dirhams for advertising sequences separated by only three minutes, whereas its specifications require a minimum of 20 minutes between advertising breaks, which should not exceed six minutes.
    According to HACA, the first channel violated law (…)

  • Moroccan Soccer Star Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Minors
    26 May 2021, by Sylvanus

    The Montpellier criminal court sentenced Moroccan international Youssef El Arabi to one year in prison and a fine of 3,000 euros for his involvement in an assault on two minors.
    The facts took place on June 24, 2017, the day of Eid al-Fitr. That day, Youssef El Arabi, two of his brothers, and their brother-in-law, would have beaten up two minors aged 13 and 16 who had thrown glass bottles on the terrace of a house where the family of the Moroccan international was celebrating the end of (…)

  • Morocco Imposes Fines for Late Self-Construction Cost Declarations
    23 February, by Sylvanus

    Substantial fines will be imposed on people engaged in "Self-construction" projects in case of late declarations of the cost of their work.
    People engaged in "Self-construction" projects must declare the cost of their work before the end of this month of February. This declaration must be "accompanied by several documents: a statement of invoices, as well as a certificate issued by an architect, unless the construction is carried out under a "turnkey" contract," reports Hespress. Failure (…)

  • French Far-Right Leader Zemmour Fined €4,000 for Racist Insult Against TV Host
    14 January 2023, by Sylvanus

    The Paris court has convicted former presidential candidate Éric Zemmour, who is also the president of the Reconquête party, to a 4,000 euro fine and 3,000 euros in damages for racist insult. In 2018, he had described Hapsatou Sy’s first name as an "insult to France".
    The former Canal+ columnist wins her lawsuit against Éric Zemmour. He was convicted of a 4,000 euro fine for racist insult. He will also have to pay 3,000 euros in damages, as well as 2,000 euros in legal fees. His lawyer (…)

  • Morocco Fines Hundreds for Violating COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
    10 September 2020, by Ginette

    About a hundred people were fined on Tuesday evening at the Tangier train station by the police. They are accused of not having an exceptional travel permit.
    These fined people came from Casablanca, Rabat, Fez and Meknes. For violating the state of health emergency, these travelers must pay a fine of 300 dirhams, as provided by law, reports Alyaoum24, which points out that this operation was carried out under the supervision of the Wali and other local authorities.
    Several other cities (…)

  • Moroccan Newlyweds Flee as Police Raid Illegal Wedding Party in Tangier
    4 March 2021, by Ginette

    Despite the many awareness campaigns and restrictive measures that prohibit parties and gatherings, a couple still organized their wedding with pomp, followed by a party. But they did not count on the vigilance of the police who showed up at the villa where the festivities were taking place.
    It was a rout last Monday, in the Al Balia district of Tangier. The two spouses who were celebrating their wedding fled, leaving their guests to deal with the police. In total, 35 people were arrested (…)

  • Moroccan Court Orders School to Reinstate Student, Imposes Daily Fine
    10 September 2019, by Ginette

    A school group was dragged to court for refusing to re-enroll a student whose intellectual level was said to be below that required by the school. The Court of First Instance in Rabat, after hearing the various parties, ordered the re-enrollment of the student, accompanied by a fine of 1500 dirhams for each day of delay taken by the school group before re-enrolling him.
    On September 2nd, the Court of First Instance handed down a verdict that will undoubtedly make history. A student (…)

  • Technician Jailed for Embezzlement and Theft of Dialysis Machines in Morocco
    19 September 2019, by Kamal

    An electrical technician employed at the Al Fath Hemodialysis Association in Midar, in the Al Hoceima region, was sentenced by the Criminal Chamber in charge of financial crimes at the Fez Court of Appeal to one year in prison with a fine of 10,000 dirhams.
    According to the daily Assabah, the individual is being prosecuted in a case of embezzlement of funds and illegal sale of two hemodialysis machines belonging to the Association.
    The Court also handed down a similar judgment against a (…)

  • Far-Right French Author Alain Soral Jailed for Anti-Semitic Content
    21 September 2019, by Sylvanus

    The Bobigny Criminal Court sentenced, on Thursday, September 19, 2019, the far-right essayist Alain Soral to prison for having disseminated on his website a video deemed anti-Semitic.
    He is paying the price for his provocation of racial hatred. Alain Soral was sentenced to 24 months in prison, including eight months in prison, in addition to a fine of 45,000 euros by the Bobigny Criminal Court, reports AFP.
    He had disseminated a clip entitled "Yellow Vests" in which a placard bearing (…)