Moroccan Lawmaker Faces Attempted Murder Charges in Rabat Villa Assault Case

During this first hearing, the investigating judge reminded the three defendants of the charges brought against them. They are notably being prosecuted for attempted voluntary manslaughter, failure to assist a person in danger, failure to report a crime, arranging a place of debauchery and contempt of court, reports the daily Al Akhbar.

The facts date back to May 15, when the father of a girl assaulted in a villa in an upscale neighborhood of Rabat during a turbulent evening filed a complaint with the Agdal Souissi police. After investigation, the agents discovered that the villa in question belonged to Yassine Radi, a deputy of the UC in the constituency of Sidi Slimane.

The victim, hospitalized and in critical condition, claims to have been assaulted and pushed from the top of a balcony, causing her several fractures. She specifies in her statement that she had accompanied, at her request, a friend who was visiting her aunt residing in a villa in the Hay Ryad neighborhood.

But, she points out, she found herself in the company of Yassine Radi and the businessman, his friend and co-defendant. According to her, it was the latter who sexually harassed her and pushed her from the first-floor balcony of the villa. She was then taken to the Cheikh Zaid hospital by her friend.