Moroccan Court Seeks French Cooperation in Jacques Bouthier Sex Trafficking Case

The Tangier Court has given the green light to launch a letter rogatory in France as part of the Jacques Bouthier case, announced the lawyer for the civil parties Aïcha Guellaa, president of the Moroccan Association for Victims’ Rights (AMDV). The Moroccan justice system will thus seize the French justice system. It is a question of continuing the investigation and having the former CEO of Assu 2000, accused of human trafficking, rape and sexual assault on minors, testify. In France, the businessman had been incarcerated for "rape of a minor" before being released on bail for medical reasons. He had just spent ten months in prison.

In Morocco, Jacques Bouthier is not yet being prosecuted. But eight of his collaborators - French and Moroccans - are. They are accused of human trafficking and sexual harassment. Placed in detention, some of them will appear before the Tangier Court of Appeal as part of the resumption of their trial on July 25. The former general manager of the Tang