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• Suspect Arrested in Marrakech for Viral Video Mocking Elderly Man
  9 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  One of the young people suspected of having participated in the recording and publication of a video of an elderly man in need, without the consent of the latter, was arrested yesterday, Tuesday, October 8.
  Insulting and defaming the victim, this was the objective of the accused in publishing this video that went viral on social networks. Its publication had provoked reactions of discontent and outrage from Internet users.
  In this video, we can see two young people, one filming the old (…)

• La Rochelle Mourns Homeless Moroccan Man Stabbed to Death, Community Organizes Memorial March
  13 August 2021, by Sylvanus

  A white march is organized in La Rochelle to pay tribute to Saïd, a Moroccan homeless man found dead on August 6 on the site of the Gabut industrial wasteland. The judicial police are pursuing the investigation opened following the death of the quadragenarian. For her part, Jamila, the victim’s sister, wants to recover her brother’s body, currently at the Poitiers hospital, to bury him in Meknes, Morocco.
  The lifeless body of Saïd Ghame, a 48-year-old homeless Moroccan, was discovered on (…)

• Moroccan Man in Critical Condition After Brutal Machete Attack in Spain
  8 February 2022, by Prince

  A 24-year-old Moroccan was stabbed on Saturday at the entrance of a parking lot in Huesca, in northern Spain. The police have opened an investigation to find and arrest the alleged perpetrator(s).
  The victim had half an arm amputated and received several knife wounds in the back. Alerted, the police quickly dispatched officers to the scene, who administered first aid to him, pending the arrival of the emergency services.
  To read: article 49669
  The Moroccan was finally transferred to (…)

• Moroccan Household Debt Rises 6.1%, Averaging 42,500 Dirhams in 2018
  4 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The average debt of each Moroccan household has increased from 41,000 DH in 2017 to 42,500 DH in 2018, an increase of 6.1%.
  A 6.1% increase in the average debt of each household, recorded in 2017 and 2018 (41,000 DH and 42,500 DH, respectively). This is revealed by Bank Al-Maghrib’s 14th survey. To conduct this survey, the Central Bank of Morocco turned to 11 banks and 10 consumer credit companies.
  The survey indicates that the debt contracted is related to consumption (36%) and real (…)

• Norwegian Tourist Dies in Apparent Suicide at Tangier Hotel
  2 January 2024, by Prince

  A Norwegian died on Monday in Tangier after jumping from the sixth floor of the hotel where he was staying. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of his death.
  According to the initial elements of the investigation opened under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, the Norwegian would have jumped out of the window of the 6th floor of the hotel located near the Tangier train station, dying on the spot.
  At the current stage of the (…)

• Former PJD Member Alleges Death Threats from Moroccan Islamist Party Leaders
  19 February 2021, by Ginette

  After her resignation from the Justice and Development Party (PJD) about a month ago, Yousra Mimouni accuses certain members of the party of having threatened her with death. She points the finger at PJD leaders and its ideological arm, the MUR.
  A few weeks ago, Yousra Mimouni made headlines in the Moroccan press by announcing her resignation from the Party of Justice and Development (PJD). Among the reasons for this disengagement, the activist explains that it is difficult for her to (…)

• Tangier Police Investigate Viral Video Amid Conflicting Reports of Public Assault
  4 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  The 31-second video, presented as the rape of a woman in a storm water drainage canal, concerns two individuals (a man and a woman) in the midst of a domestic scene, described by Le360.
  For its part, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said it had not received any complaint about this case. To ensure the veracity of the facts, the police in the city of the Strait even interviewed the sanitation workers who were near the scene of the rape. They also denied having witnessed (…)

• Comedian Gad Elmaleh Faces Fresh Plagiarism Allegations in Multi-Country Investigation
  15 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  Tough times for Gad Elmaleh who never stops with the accusations of plagiarism against him. In a thorough investigation that the weekly magazine Society has conducted, in three countries, and recently published, the comedian faces criticism for plagiarism, with new testimonies as a result.
  The thorough investigation on Gad Elmaleh, titled "Gad and the malaise", was published on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in the magazine Society. It is a summary of testimonies collected during reports that (…)

• Casablanca Passport Official Arrested in Corruption Probe
  1 January 2020, by Ginette

  The judicial police of Casablanca opened, on Monday, December 30, a judicial investigation against a caïd in office in the passport service at the prefecture of Sidi Bernoussi. He would be involved in a corruption case.
  Pending the conclusions of the investigation, the defendant was placed in custody and will certainly be brought before the courts.
  He has been temporarily suspended from his duties pending the results of the judicial investigation, which will allow the administration to (…)

• Moroccan Official Stabbed During Urban Planning Inspection in Casablanca
  24 July 2019, by Bladi.net

  An authority agent with the rank of Caid, working in the industrial zone in Moulay Rachid, was the victim of a knife attack on Monday, July 22, 2019.
  A Caid was injured in the back, face and abdomen on Monday, July 22, and was transferred to the Sidi Othmane Hospital Center to receive the necessary care.
  Indeed, the Caid in question, who is none other than the head of the administrative annex "Hay Sinaï", was conducting an inspection and control patrol of offenses in the field of urban (…)