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• Morocco Tightens Mask Mandate: Prosecutors Ordered to Enforce 300 Dirham Fine
  25 August 2020, by Ginette

  Faced with the laxity observed in the wearing of masks, the government has strengthened the law which now forces recalcitrants to pay a 300 dirham fine. Thus, to curb the spread of the virus, the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Cassation called on the public prosecutors to strictly enforce the law.
  In a circular sent to the prosecutors, Mohamed Abbdennabaoui sought to put an end to the confusion surrounding Article 4bis of Decree-Law 2-20-503, which sets the penalty for (…)

• Tariq Ramadan Faces €4,000 Fine for Revealing Rape Accuser’s Identity
  12 September 2020, by Ginette

  Tariq Ramadan could pay a fine of 4,000 euros for having disclosed the identity of one of the women who accused him of rape.
  In his book "Duty of Truth", Tariq Ramadan would have cited the real name of the one known in the media as "Christelle" and who accuses Tariq Ramadan of having raped her in a hotel room in Lyon in 2009, 84 times. The Islamist scholar is also accused of having pronounced the real name of "Christelle" twice on BFMTV during an interview with Jean-Jacques Bourdin.
  The (…)

• France Bans Virginity Certificates, Doctors Face Jail Time and Fines
  8 October 2020, by Jérôme

  Doctors who issue virginity certificates now face a penalty of one year in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros, reports Franceinfo. This is a proposal included in the draft law against "separatisms" presented by President Macron on Friday in Les Mureaux.
  The virginity certificate is sometimes required before a religious marriage. Thus, the government announced in early September its ban, at the same time as the authors will be punished with a fine. An article will indeed be added to the (…)

• Moroccan Court Orders Professor to Submit Grades or Face Hefty Hourly Fines
  12 October 2020, by Kamal

  A teacher was summoned, last Friday, by the administrative court of Agadir to return to the National School of Applied Sciences the exam and end-of-internship grades of his students, under threat of a fine of 20,000 dirhams for each hour of delay.
  A dispute opposed the National School of Applied Sciences to its professor of Physics and Civil Engineering. He refused to hand over the exam and end-of-internship grades of his students.
  The court ordered the submission of the duly signed (…)

• ONCF Fined $5,000 After Train Delay Causes Passenger to Miss International Flight
  15 October 2020, by Kamal

  For a one-hour delay, the National Railway Office was ordered by the Rabat Administrative Court to pay 50,000 dirhams in compensation. The user had missed his flight to Canada from Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport.
  Driss El Ouali, a member of the Moroccan Network for the Right of Access to Information (REMDI), was supposed to go to Ottawa to participate in the Global Summit of the Open Government Partnership, which took place from May 29 to 31.
  Forced to postpone his trip to the next day (…)

• Fugitive Suspect in 2012 French Drowning Case Sentenced to 5 Years
  15 November 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Soissons court on Thursday sentenced the Moroccan suspected of the death of Aurélie Didi to five years in prison and a fine of 7,000 euros. He has 10 days to appeal.
  The body of the 20-year-old woman was found in a car on August 27, 2012, in the Marne, near Château-Thierry. The autopsy reveals that Aurélie died by drowning, but the coroner’s report also mentions the presence of bruises on the abdomen, broken teeth and several fractures. Omar Kadiri, who was driving the car, was the (…)

• Moroccan Artist Jailed After Seeking to Report Homophobic Harassment
  14 November 2020, by Ginette

  The 4-month prison sentence of artist Abdelatif Nhaila is causing controversy, especially among groups defending individual freedoms. By going to file a complaint for homophobia, the artist was far from imagining that he would be prosecuted and then convicted.
  At the origin of this case, a denunciation by the transgender influencer Naoufal Moussa, better known as Sofia Taloni. At the beginning of April, she revealed photos and personal data of Moroccan homosexuals, published on certain (…)

• Morocco Revises Penalties for Bounced Checks: New Bill Enters Parliament
  18 December 2020, by Jérôme

  The decree-law relating to the establishment of exceptional provisions concerning the financial fines to be paid for the restoration of the possibility of issuing checks is operational. It had been adopted on September 24 last in the Council of Government and approved by the commissions of the two Houses of the Moroccan Parliament.
  The text adopted under Article 81 of the Constitution has been reintroduced into the legislative process and the bill approving this text has just landed in (…)

• Father Sentenced for Embezzling $220,000 from Disabled Daughter’s Medical Fund
  5 January 2021, by Ginette

  The Courtrai court, in the Flemish region, has sentenced a Moroccan father to five months in prison with probation for the misappropriation of 201,000 euros. This amount was paid by the insurance for the account of his severely disabled daughter due to a medical error at birth.
  As compensation and damages for this medical error, the young girl and her parents had received 220,000 euros from the insurers. The money was supposed to be used to pay for the girl’s medical expenses and care. (…)

• Morocco Unveils Tax Relief Measures in New Local Taxation Law
  7 January 2021, by Jérôme

  The new law on local taxation has been in force in the kingdom since January 1, 2021. It contains many modifications, beneficial to taxpayers.
  The new law 07-20 on local taxation, came into effect on January 1, 2021, with modifications and an amnesty on local taxes. Thus, apart from taxes under the jurisdiction of the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI), the relief concerns penalties, fines, late payment increases and collection costs related to local taxes and duties, the urban tax and (…)