Moroccan Businessmen Summoned in Renewed "WANA" Money Laundering Probe

Panic in the ranks of many businessmen in the Casablanca region. Some of them have received summons to appear before the investigating judge at the Aïn Sbaâ court, reports Assabah. The summons does not mention the accusation. Not knowing what to expect, some businessmen have gathered all their bank documents and land titles to ensure that they contained no irregularities or violations of the law. They have even sought the help of lawyers to get an idea of the accusation.

These Casablanca businessmen responded to their summons and discovered that the file for which they were summoned concerns the hacking of telephone communications abroad. A scandal that had erupted several years ago. The former director of the WANA telephone operator had been arrested and then sentenced to 5 years in prison as part of this case. Several accomplices and their companies had also been convicted. This case is resurfacing following the citation of other names by the former director of WANA.