The Moroccan midfielder of AS Roma , Neil El Aynaoui, lived a night of terror. The footballer and his relatives were kidnapped during a violent armed robbery that occurred in his villa in Castel Fusano.
Arrested in Morocco and then extradited to France , a drug trafficker from Val-de-Marne has been charged in Paris. He is the sixth suspect jailed over the kidnapping and unlawful confinement of an Iraqi entrepreneur linked to money laundering.
The horror has come to an end in Murcia. The man accused of having sequestered, raped and tortured a Moroccan national for nearly two years has been presented to the justice system this Friday morning. The victim, who had been missing since April 2024, managed to escape from her prison at the beginning of the week, putting an end to 22 months of captivity.
The appeal trial of the Franco-Moroccan rapper Maes opens this Thursday in Tangier. Sentenced in the first instance to seven years in prison for kidnapping and sequestration, the artist is contesting charges that weigh heavily on his international career.
Faced with a series of violent kidnappings targeting French influencers , the public prosecutor’s office in Le Mans is requesting a trial before the Assize Court for a criminal commando whose alleged leader was arrested in Tangier. This requisition marks a turning point in the investigation into these new types of kidnappings, where the kidnappers demand ransoms in virtual currency.
Victim of an ambush under the cover of a false job offer in Saudi Arabia, former English football star Adrian Heath was kidnapped in Morocco before regaining his freedom through direct negotiation. This incident, which occurred in November 2024, was revealed by the former Everton player who considers himself lucky to have survived this attempted extortion.
Reda Abakrim, alias "Turbo", the alleged murderer of Reda Faras, the late husband of singer Rym Fikri, will appear on July 10th before the Casablanca Court of Appeal in this case. The day before, he will be before the same court for another murder case.
Spanish police arrested a Moroccan couple at the port of Tarifa (Cadiz) who were wanted by Dutch authorities for kidnapping and holding their three minor children.
The Guardia Civil has arrested three people for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and sequestration of a man of Moroccan origin in Oropesa del Mar (Castellón).
Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, discusses the release of young Moroccans held hostage and tortured by criminal networks in Myanmar and reveals their exact number.
The Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik has been released on parole following his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a 29-year-old Antwerp resident. This decision was handed down this week by the Antwerp indictment chamber, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
In coordination with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the judicial police elements of Marrakech arrested on Monday two individuals, including a French national of Moroccan origin, accused of kidnapping and sequestrating a Belgian citizen.