Moroccan Prison Officials Refute Claims of Abuse in Inmate Death Investigation

The administration, in a clarification, indicated that an inspection general commission was dispatched to investigate the circumstances of the death of the prisoner (M.H), detained in the local prison of Nador.

In its report, the said commission concluded that since his incarceration on October 8, the deceased had not suffered any aggression or unlawful treatment.

However, an autopsy of the prisoner’s remains was ordered by the competent Prosecutor’s Office in order to identify the causes of his death, the same source specifies.