Moroccan Anti-Corruption Group Urges Government Action on Illicit Enrichment Law

In a press release, Transparency Maroc reaffirmed its position on the criminalization of illicit enrichment, enshrined in the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and considers that this criminalization is a necessity given the alarming level of corruption in the kingdom. According to the NGO, the statements of the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, on the national radio, confirm the perspective "of a government wishing to remove this offense from future amendments to the code, even if the government seeks to maintain ambiguity about the true intentions".

"The association notes with regret the government’s initiative which crowns the freeze that the draft law has undergone since its introduction in Parliament in 2015. By this act, it sends a message, at worst of encouragement, at best of indifference with regard to the problem of corruption and the squandering of public funds," says the same source. Based on this observation, Transparency Maroc calls on the government to get out of its ambiguities on this issue and to state its intentions and action plans in the fight against corruption.