Moroccan Lawmaker Faces Trial for Alleged School Permit Fraud

According to Hespress, the case dates back to 2014, when the deputy provided falsified documents to the relevant services of the Ministry of National Education in order to obtain authorization for the creation of a private school in the Beni Makada district. The parliamentarian’s name was mentioned following a complaint filed by the wilaya of Tangier, then headed by wali Mohamed Mhidia.

The many years of investigation and research have revealed that the deputy falsified the "seal of an administrative certificate as well as the seal of the municipal council presidency". It is mainly on this basis that the court decided to prosecute him while allowing him to remain free.

The deputy’s alleged involvement in this case could compromise his participation in the next legislative elections scheduled in a year. The ban on leaving the country, pronounced against him by the Court of Appeal, may also work against him.

For his part, the deputy and former president of the commune denied the facts, accusing his brother, who was in charge of compiling the authorization request file for the school, of having falsified these documents. But the latter denied the deputy’s statements, maintaining that all the "falsified" documents were issued by the deputy himself.