Fines related to offenses and misdemeanors reported by fixed speed cameras, previously referred to the courts, will now be paid online. The new service was launched on Friday by the Minister of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM) are strengthening their cooperation with a view to integrating Amazigh into the judicial system.
Morocco wants to introduce new legal provisions in its legal arsenal to fight all forms of cybercrime, particularly those targeting women and children.
The decision to make the vaccine pass mandatory in the courts is made on the basis of the legal provisions relating to the management of the state of health emergency. No compromise will be possible, according to the Minister of Justice.
The members of the 490 collective have once again taken the floor to demand "the outright repeal" of Article 490 which "significantly contributes to the feeling of oppression felt by young people".
Moroccan lawyers still reject the authorities’ decision to introduce the vaccine pass in courts, denouncing an attack on the independence of the judiciary.
The government has decided to make the presentation of proof of vaccination a condition for access to the courts, starting from December 20.
At the end of December 2020, the number of inmates incarcerated in Moroccan prisons stood at 84,994, of which 43% were between 20 and 30 years old, according to the Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP).
The draft Code of Criminal Procedure, which has been under development for months, will finally be available this week, for its presentation to the government council. Some changes have been presented to the deputies.
In Morocco, pre-trial detention is one of the causes of prison overcrowding . The number of prisoners not yet tried continues to increase and the supervisory ministry is unable to find strategies to curb the phenomenon.
The detainees of the Rif popular movement could soon regain their freedom. This is at least the wish of the Minister of Justice, who will request a pardon from King Mohammed VI.
Several Moroccan lawyers protested on Wednesday in different cities, demanding the improvement of their working conditions but above all a dialogue around the reform of the law regulating the legal profession, introduced by the government.