
Morocco Investigates Deaths of Two French Residents Shot by Algerian Coast Guard
Morocco has opened an investigation following the death of two Moroccans residing in France killed by Algerian coast guards near Saïdia, near the Algerian border.

Morocco has opened an investigation following the death of two Moroccans residing in France killed by Algerian coast guards near Saïdia, near the Algerian border.

A young Moroccan was killed by a bullet to the head on the night of August 23 to 24, on the beach of Balerma in El Ejido, in southern Spain. The reasons are currently obscure.

Alleged gunfire from Algerian coast guards could have tragically cost the lives of two French citizens of Moroccan origin who came to spend their vacation in Morocco, while a third individual would be detained in Algeria.

The judicial police of Meknes, on precise instructions from the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), proceeded on Wednesday, August 30, to the arrest of a Moroccan residing in France.

The Moroccan police have been searching for Soufiane B., a Moroccan from Rotterdam, accused of having stabbed to death a cousin on the beach of Al Hoceima, for almost two weeks now.

A 25-year-old Moroccan died on July 29 at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria hospital where he was admitted in critical condition after suffering a violent assault. The Civil Guard has opened an investigation to try to identify the perpetrator(s) of the attack.

In Tangier, human remains including a skull were found in a trash can near the home of an art teacher. The police are investigating whether it is a homicide or a desecration of a grave.

The residents of the Hérault village of Saint-Just are in shock after the tragic disappearance of a Moroccan septuagenarian, hit by a heifer during the village festival. The gendarmes of the Lunel company are conducting an investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the victim’s death.

Mohamed Jratlou, accused of the murder of his son Younès, 4 years old , who went missing and was found dead in the Douve, was sentenced in 2012 by the Mons Assize Court to 9 years in prison.

After several months of investigation, the Civil Guard has finally solved the murder of a missing Moroccan, whose lifeless body was found in Novelda (Alicante) last December. The victim was killed while trying to steal drugs from a rival gang.

A 28-year-old British citizen was arrested by the Guardia Civil, following an attempted murder on a Moroccan in Santa Ponsa (Balearics).

The perpetrator of a double infanticide that occurred in November 2022, a French national, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Marrakech Court of Appeal. The 72-year-old man was a former nurse.