Kidnapping

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• Wealthy Moroccan Retiree and Wife Tortured in Brutal Home Invasion Near Safi
  12 June 2019, by Kamal

  An act of savage violence was perpetrated against a wealthy retired Moroccan living abroad as well as his wife, within their villa located in the El Gara region. The crime was committed by a gang of criminals led by a well-known caterer in Safi.
  According to the daily Al Akhbar, the Moroccan living abroad and his wife were victims of a burglary on the night of May 24. A gang of four individuals, including the caterer, broke into the couple’s villa, chained up all the family members, then (…)

• 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 (…)

• Student Attacked on Nanterre Campus by Far-Right Group Over Moroccan Jacket
  14 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Insecurity is flagrant on the Nanterre campus with regular attacks carried out by far-right factions. This Monday, it was a student of Moroccan origin who fell victim.
  It was 7pm on the Nanterre campus on Monday, November 4 when a student dressed in a jacket in Moroccan colors was attacked between the forecourt of Nanterre-Université station and the student house by a dozen members of the ultra-violent far-right organization calling itself "the Paris Zouaves" or "Ouest casual" on (…)

• Sahrawi Woman Flees Forced Marriage, Seeks Asylum in Spain
  1 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Sentenced to marry a man she does not love, a young Sahrawi woman managed to escape. She joined Barcelona with illegal papers.
  The young Sahrawi girl arrived at Barcelona airport with fake travel documents, after having tricked the vigilance of the control posts at the Algiers airport.
  She was able to leave Tindouf, her native village, thanks to the support of her mother. "My father had threatened to kill me if I didn’t accept the marriage," the young girl confided to the Spanish media (…)

• Armed Gang Attacks Moroccan Expat in Fqih Ben Salah, Kidnaps Fiancée and Steals Car
  14 March 2019, by Amine

  On Tuesday, an MRE was attacked in Fqih Ben Salah by an armed gang. The criminals then kidnapped his fiancée and stole his vehicle.
  A Moroccan resident in Italy would have been attacked by several armed individuals, according to Alyaoum24. They would have committed this act around 8 p.m., in Fqih Ben Salah.
  Alyaoum24 states: "Sources tell us that unknown persons attacked an MRE, resident in Italy, on Tuesday evening around 8 p.m. Indeed, the MRE was the victim of a very serious knife (…)

• 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 (…)

• 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 (…)

• Strasbourg Terror Attack Survivor: Taxi Driver Recounts Hostage Ordeal
  16 February 2023, by Ginette

  The "Dans les yeux d’Olivier" show broadcast on France 2 on February 13 welcomed Mostafa, the taxi driver taken hostage in 2018 by a terrorist. Five years after this kidnapping that could have turned into a tragedy, the man of Moroccan origin still bears the scars.
  On Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Mostafa, a professional taxi driver, went to work. But what should have been a routine day turned into a nightmare, according to the person concerned. The man who took Mostafa hostage had already (…)

• Former ’Loft Story’ Star Reveals Childhood Kidnapping in Morocco by Father
  25 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  While participating in the second season of "Loft Story", a documentary devoted to the lives of former reality TV stars on TF1, Marlène Duval made a big confession: the singer was kidnapped by her father in Morocco when she was still a child.
  In "Télé-réalité : que sont-ils devenus ?", a documentary that sheds light on the current lives of former reality TV stars, viewers were able to learn a little more about several stars including Loana, Florent Ré, Marie Garet, Brandon and Marlène (…)

• Father Arrested in Morocco for Chaining and Imprisoning Daughter
  13 February 2019, by Bladi.net

  The national security services of Missour had received information that a girl was in a difficult situation within a residence in a residential neighborhood, indicates the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) in a press release.
  Following the opening of the investigation, the police found the girl sequestered and tied up with metal chains, the statement said, specifying that the investigations revealed that it was the girl’s father who committed these criminal acts after the (…)