
Morocco Reinstates Mandatory Military Service, King Approves New Law
The law for the restoration of compulsory military service was adopted yesterday during a council of ministers chaired by King Mohammed VI in Marrakech.

The law for the restoration of compulsory military service was adopted yesterday during a council of ministers chaired by King Mohammed VI in Marrakech.

Announced for the end of this year, compulsory military service provides for heavy fines and prison sentences for those who refuse to join the barracks.

Scheduled for the end of this year in Morocco, military service was once again discussed yesterday in the Council of Government, where several modalities were specified.

A new stage for military service that has just been adopted in a plenary session by the House of Councillors.

The military service that is to be implemented at the end of this year is not mandatory for Moroccans of the world, the Moroccan embassy in Belgium has just assured.

Just before the final vote scheduled for December 26, compulsory military service has undergone numerous changes by the parliamentary majority.

Young Moroccans called up for military service, which is due to begin at the end of next year, will be exempt from income tax (IR).

The reintroduction of military service for young Moroccans aged 19 to 25 will finally be "optional" for women and Moroccans abroad, says Abdelatif Loudiyi, the Deputy Minister of Defense.