Investigation

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• Moroccan Journalist Raïssouni Detained Amid Sexual Assault Investigation
  26 May 2020, by Ginette

  According to a well-informed source, "the accused was brought on Monday morning by the judicial police of Casablanca before the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, who in turn submitted him to the investigating judge of the same court". This is within the framework of an investigation into an indecent assault, consummated with violence and kidnapping, following a complaint filed by a person, reports the MAP.
  According to the same source, the hearing will (…)

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  24 May 2021, by Sylvanus
• Study: Vast Majority of Moroccans Reject Gay Friendships, Express Social Intolerance
  19 March 2022, by Prince

  88% of Moroccans would not want a gay friend, according to a study conducted by the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA).
  Similarly, nearly half (45%) of respondents do not trust foreigners or people practicing a religion other than Islam, the study notes, also noting that 76% of respondents would not have an atheist friend.
  To read: Moroccan Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Homosexuality and Extramarital Relations
  Furthermore, 74% of respondents believe that human rights (…)

• Moroccan Bank’s Belgian Subsidiary Under Investigation, Operations Continue
  14 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Banque Populaire has returned in a press release on the "Chaabi Bank Belgium Affair", the name of its subsidiary. It has mainly reassured its customers and promised to provide information as it obtains new elements from the investigation file.
  The case dates back to October 6, 2020, when as part of an investigation ordered by an investigating judge, searches and hearings were carried out at the Belgian branch of Banque Chaabi du Maroc (BCDM), both at its headquarters and its agencies. (…)

• Major Drug Bust in Morocco: 2 Tons of Cannabis Seized, 4 Suspects Arrested
  25 March 2021, by Jérôme

  The elements of the prefectural judicial police service of Kénitra seized on Thursday morning 2 tons of cannabis resin and apprehended 4 individuals including 2, suspected of links with a criminal network active in the international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
  The first suspect, according to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), was arrested on board a utility vehicle containing 2010 kilograms of chira, packaged in 67 bales, in the rural area (…)

• Al Akhawayn University Addresses Sexual Harassment Policies After MEPI Funding Pause
  10 June 2021, by Armel

  "The American organization Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) has only paused a planned payment, pending the implementation by the University of additional mutually agreed provisions, strengthening the mechanisms for protection against sexual harassment, in full compliance with Moroccan laws," Al Akhawayn said in a statement, adding that it "continues its efforts to ensure a living environment for its entire community, while embarking on a determined and proactive approach of (…)

• Spanish Police Seize 26 Tons of Cannabis Bound for France in Major Drug Bust
  8 September 2021, by Armel

  After several months of investigation conducted jointly with Morocco and France, the Spanish police intercepted, on the night of Saturday, September 4 to Sunday, September 5, a record shipment of 26 tons of cannabis near Granada. Seven people were arrested and taken into custody.
  The drug was tracked by French police from the Anti-Drug Office (Ofast), as part of a "controlled delivery" operation, a police technique that consists of allowing drugs to pass through the border, according to (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Bust International Drug Ring Using Helicopters to Smuggle Cannabis to Portugal
  20 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  The national brigade of judicial investigations, under the high command of the Royal Gendarmerie, has succeeded in arresting four barons and an auxiliary forces agent as part of an investigation into drug trafficking by helicopter between Morocco and Portugal.
  The investigation into an international drug trafficking operation involving half a ton of Chira (cannabis resin) transported by helicopter from the Gharb region to Portugal has proven fruitful. The national brigade of judicial (…)

• French Report Finds Low Radicalization in Key Sectors, Urges Vigilance in Others
  28 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The rate of radicalization in the police, gendarmerie, the army and the national education system is very low in France, despite the persistence of the threat. This is what a parliamentary report has just revealed. However, progress is to be hoped for in the health sector, transport and in prison environments, the same document notes.
  The Report by Eric Poulliat (LREM Deputy from Gironde) and Eric Diard (Les Républicains Deputy from Bouches-du-Rhône), published as part of an information (…)

• Moroccan Man Presumed Dead for 9 Years Returns Home, Sparking Investigation
  8 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  Benaïssa, the young man declared dead and buried at his home, nine years ago, has returned. Three years after his return home, the justice system has opened an investigation to identify the body buried in his place.
  The justice system is trying to unravel an astonishing story. After the return home of the young man, Benaïssa, declared dead and buried, in the Gharb, a commune under the province of Sidi Kacem, nine years ago, the justice system opened an investigation three years later. The (…)