Investigation

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• Moroccan Nurse Arrested for Spreading False COVID-19 Information, Breaching Patient Privacy
  4 April 2020, by Ginette

  A 26-year-old nurse, working in a public hospital, is the subject of an investigation opened by the judicial police brigade of Boujdour. She is suspected of disseminating false information and violating professional secrecy in connection with the coronavirus.
  It all started with an audio recording bearing the voice of a woman, circulated on social media, announcing not only two cases of coronavirus contamination in Boujdour, but also spreading allegations about the worsening of (…)

• Police Officer Fires Weapon During Arrest of Six in Kenitra, Morocco
  7 May 2020, by Ginette

  A police inspector was forced to use his service weapon after six individuals violated the state of health emergency in Kenitra. At least, this is what the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) claims.
  It all started with an intervention to arrest the six defendants "for exchange of blows and injuries" using bladed weapons in the Al Wahda neighborhood. According to a statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), once on the scene, the police elements were (…)

• Tragic Discovery: Disabled Girl’s Murder Sparks Witchcraft Rumors in Moroccan Village
  1 October 2020, by Jérôme

  The kidnapping and murder of little Naima are particularly worrying her family, as well as the highest authorities. The investigations continue, torn between witchcraft, treasure and strabismus.
  The body of the little girl was found lifeless, last Saturday, in a mountain of Tafergalt, near Agdez (Province of Zagora), 41 days after her disappearance under mysterious circumstances, recalls Hespress.com. Witnesses are being questioned in order to reach the perpetrator of this crime that is (…)

• Survey: Moroccans Trust Military and Police More Than Government
  7 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  In Morocco, citizens have more confidence in the military institution and security institutions than in the government. This is revealed by a survey conducted by the Arab Barometer.
  In total, 77% of Moroccans surveyed have "a lot or quite a lot of confidence in the armed forces," the report states, adding that the level of confidence is "slightly" higher among the wealthiest Moroccans, educated Moroccans and "non-Amazighs." About 72% of Moroccans also trust the police, it is further (…)

• Investigation Launched: 120 Deaths at Moroccan Social Center Spark Concern
  8 May 2019, by Kamal

  The public prosecutor’s office has opened a preliminary investigation into the cause of the series of deaths recorded at the "dar el kheir Tit Mellil" social center, which have reached the alarming figure of 120 deaths since 2018. In the space of four months, no less than 14 new cases have been recorded at the center.
  In a statement to the daily Al Massae, the president of the investigation and data exploration commission in Tit Mellil announced that 14 new deaths have been recorded at (…)

• Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of Sahrawi Activists Detained in Algeria
  19 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Three men held captive near Tindouf are the subject of an "investigation", in particular for "treason against the nation", "sedition" and "acts of aggression against the Sahrawi state". Human Rights Watch reacts to this situation and demands the release of the detainees.
  On its website, Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounced the arbitrariness and the return to torture, while at the same time launching an appeal for the release of activists Moulay Abba Bouzid and Fadel Mohamed Breica, as well (…)

• French Anti-Racism Group Tests Beach Discrimination on Côte d’Azur
  4 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Through an unprecedented experiment, implemented on eight private beaches, the "Sos racisme" Association is trying to detect and then track racial discrimination on private beaches on the Côte d’Azur.
  To carry out the experiment in question, "Sos racisme" uses several couples of different skin colors. A first one, of Maghrebi appearance, and a second, made up of whites only. Each of these two couples must present themselves at the entrance of a beach hut and ask to reserve a mattress, on (…)

• Fossil Trafficking: Morocco’s $50 Million Dinosaur Black Market Exposed
  20 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Morocco is "the global epicenter of the purchase and sale of fossils". This is revealed by an investigation by the newspaper El Mundo on the trafficking of archaeological fossils and dinosaur remains in southern Morocco.
  In Morocco, nearly 20,000 families live off the exploitation of dinosaur fossils, the El Mundo newspaper investigation reveals. This illegal trade generates around $50 million, without however benefiting the families. This income rather benefits Europeans and Americans (…)

• French Mayor Faces Death Threats for Hosting Yazidi Refugee Families
  27 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Jacques Tabarly, Mayor of Septfonds, has been the subject of death threats for offering hospitality to several families of Yazidi refugees, an Iraqi minority persecuted by the Islamic State (IS) group. The French justice system has opened an investigation.
  Septfonds is one of the municipalities that welcome Yazidi families upon their arrival in France. Indeed, on August 8, 31 Yazidi women and their children had landed in Toulouse as part of a reception program, which is in line with the (…)

• Casablanca Real Estate Scam: Identity Theft Ring Targets Property Owners
  18 September 2019, by Kamal

  An investigation has been initiated by the Casablanca Court of Appeal. It relates to a mafia specialized in the falsification of national identity cards of citizens in order to seize their real estate.
  The members of this network took advantage of the lack of vigilance of the notaries, by only presenting copies of the falsified identity card, in order to proceed with the sale of the property.
  The Hespress website reports that notaries are supposed to require the original identity (…)