Marrakech Urban Agency Director Arrested in Corruption Sting

The facts reported by several media outlets this Friday, July 5, 2019, in the morning, reveal a flagrant act of corruption, involving Khalid Ouaya, Director of the Urban Agency of Marrakech. H24Info reports that this senior official was arrested by the police yesterday, "less than an hour after his departure from a meeting at the headquarters of the Wilaya of Marrakech".

Returning to the facts, the media specifies that Khalid Ouaya was apprehended by the BNPJ, "following a complaint for corruption reported on the green number, 600, made available to citizens by the Public Prosecutor’s Office". Pending further details on this case, everything suggests that it is a flagrant offense. Hespress, in this regard, mentions a significant sum of money seized.

The man is already in custody, under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, while, in the meantime, local elected officials and many observers expect several heads to roll in this case, according to the local press.

It should be recalled that Khalid Ouaya held the same position at the Urban Agency of Rabat-Salé, before being transferred to Marrakech, at the time when Abdelfattah Lebjioui was the Wali of the ochre city, writes H24. And, to add that the man confided to anyone who wanted to hear him that he was soon to leave his post to be appointed Governor.

But in reality, who is Khalid Ouaya?

The director of the Urban Agency of Marrakech who is now dealing with justice, was born in 1969, in Fez, in a family rather inclined to remarkable nomadism, reported Vie Eco some time ago. This is actually due to the multiple assignments of his father, a senior army officer. After a "Science Experimental" baccalaureate, obtained in 1989, he begins his training at the National School of Architecture in Rabat. Later, after obtaining his diploma, he is recruited as an architect at the municipality of Agdal. It is here, in particular, that he develops a taste for urban management.