Kuwaiti Embassy Denies Involvement in Alleged Pedophile’s Escape from Morocco

Abdellatif Al Yahya called for respect for the "presumption of innocence" to which everyone is entitled until justice gives a final opinion. The ambassador also indicated that "the Kuwaiti embassy respects justice and did not intervene in the course of this trial, let alone facilitate the escape of the Kuwaiti national".

Although the embassy has refuted any intervention in this case, it nevertheless went into detail on the case. He noted the fact that the controversial medical certificate was issued five months after the incident. He also notified that the accused admitted to having met the girl on social networks and was unaware that she was a minor. He also noted that the girl’s family waived the complaint and that there was a reconciliation between the two parties, long before the conclusion of the investigation, reports H24infos.

The ambassador stated that "the decision to release his citizen on bail was made at the request of his defense and was taken by the court on the basis of the case file against bail". While acknowledging the credibility and independence of the Moroccan justice system, and saluting the good collaborative relations between Kuwait and Morocco, the ambassador said he was obliged to intervene "after there was blackmail".

It should be remembered that the fugitive Kuwaiti presented a medical certificate in English, dated February 9, to justify his absence from the February 11 hearing where he was to appear. According to information provided by the police, it is a hospital in Kuwait that issued this certificate, five days after his provisional release on bail, reveals the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) which has joined the civil party in this trial.

The Kuwaiti accused of "indecent assault against a child under 18 years of age" faces imprisonment of 10 to 20 years under Articles 485 and 488 of the Penal Code. It is certainly to escape this sentence that he managed to leave Moroccan territory just after benefiting from a "controversial provisional release" on January 28.