Moroccan Mayor Sentenced for Negligence in Child’s Death After Ambulance Delay
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The Court of First Instance in Taza sentenced the president of the commune of Meknassa Acharqia to three months in prison with probation and a fine of 3,000 dirhams for failing to provide an ambulance to urgently transport a sick child, which led to the minor’s death.
Prosecuted for "failure to assist a person in danger," the commune president, a member of the Popular Movement party, was convicted of negligence in providing an ambulance to a family to urgently transport a sick child to the hospital.
The minor died a few moments after being admitted to the emergency room of the Ibn Baja regional hospital in Taza. The
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