Moroccan royal procession

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• King Mohammed VI Greeted by Crowds During Brief Visit to Ifrane
  24 February 2020, by Kamal

  In a festive atmosphere, the small Moroccan Switzerland welcomed King Mohammed VI on Saturday evening, February 22, for a short visit from his private residence in Douiyet, in Moulay Yaacoub.
  A significant security device, composed of elements of the police and the Royal Gendarmerie, was put in place along the route leading to the city of Ifrane.
  Hundreds of residents came to welcome and cheer the Sovereign, while security measures were taken throughout the passage of the royal cortege, (…)

• Moroccan Official Arrested for Photographing Royal Convoy in Marrakech
  9 February 2019, by Amine

  An authority agent from the Menara district in Marrakech was arrested last Sunday to explain the photos he took of the convoy of King Mohammed VI. Several other arrests were made for more or less similar reasons.
  By taking photos of the royal convoy, a Moqaddem was caught in the act by the security services to explain the reasons that prompted him to do so, reports the newspaper Al Massae. The sovereign was to inaugurate several projects in the Mellah of the ochre city.
  An obstruction (…)

• Royal Bodyguard Injured in Incident with King Mohammed VI’s Convoy in Rabat
  25 October 2019, by Kamal

  An incident occurred on Friday, October 10 when the royal convoy was disrupted by an individual who wanted to hand a letter to King Mohammed VI. The Sovereign’s bodyguard was injured while trying to intervene.
  Trying to jump from the escort car that was traveling at high speed, the bodyguard was seriously injured when he lost his balance before collapsing onto the road.
  The fall was short-lived, as he still managed to get up and catch the individual. The incident occurred as the convoy (…)

• Man Faces Trial for Repeated Attempts to Disrupt Moroccan King’s Procession
  11 November 2019, by Kamal

  Placed in pre-trial detention since June 25 by the investigating judge, the employee of a microfinance company will be brought before the criminal chamber of the Rabat Court of Appeal on Monday, November 11, for attempted obstruction of the Royal Procession and disruption of traffic.
  Arrested in December 2018 by the security services on the boulevard of the first air base in Salé, as he was preparing to intercept the royal convoy, the individual had been released after signing a (…)

• King Mohammed VI’s Bodyguard Seriously Injured in Marrakech Incident
  30 December 2019, by Kamal

  The accident, which took place in Marrakech, caused a state of general alert, requiring the intervention of several senior officials of the city at the Ibn Tofail hospital.
  In addition to the security services, the hospital welcomed the Police Prefect, senior state officials, as well as officials from the Ministry of Health in Marrakech, according to rue20.
  On October 10, a bodyguard of the Sovereign had been seriously injured while trying to intervene to prevent the disruption of the (…)

• Man Rushes King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade in Rabat, Quickly Detained
  13 October 2019, by Kamal

  A young man rushed the royal procession on Friday, October 11, as it left the Parliament building, where King Mohammed VI had presided over the opening of the new parliamentary session.
  The video, taken by Akhbarona, shows the individual’s attempt to reach the royal convoy at the Rabat-ville train station, before the Sovereign’s security service intervened and brought him to the ground.
  The site adds that the young man had apparently intended to deliver a letter to the monarch, (…)

• Visually Impaired Protesters Attempt to Confront Moroccan King’s Convoy in Marrakech
  18 November 2019, by Ginette

  Unemployed visually impaired and blind graduates decided last Thursday in Marrakech to intercept the royal convoy to expose their grievances.
  They had planned to hold a protest sit-in, while a visit by King Mohammed VI was scheduled in the city. Having been informed of the organization of the movement, the police were mobilized to put an end to it, reports Assabah.
  The headquarters of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU) hosting a meeting of the association of unemployed visually impaired (…)

• King Mohammed VI Heads to Casablanca for Project Inaugurations
  9 March 2020, by Kamal

  After a 15-day stay in the spiritual capital of the kingdom, King Mohammed VI left Fez on Friday, March 6, heading for Casablanca where several projects are to be inaugurated.
  For a few weeks now, the Sovereign has been chaining trips to all corners of the country, where many large-scale socio-economic programs have been launched.
  In the economic capital, several projects will be inaugurated by the Sovereign, including the neighborhood hospital of Hay Errahma, in the suburbs of the (…)

• Notorious Royal Procession Disrupter in Morocco Dies from COVID-19
  3 June 2020, by Kamal

  Better known as Haj Zambia, the biggest disrupter of King Mohammed VI’s processions recently died at the Cheikh Zayed Hospital in Rabat, following a COVID-19 infection. He was buried in the Sidi Messaoud cemetery in Hay Riyad.
  Suffering from multiple chronic conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure, the deceased had been admitted to intensive care, following the deterioration of his health.
  During his lifetime, Haj Zambia had been the subject of several wanted notices for (…)

• Moroccan Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Obstructing Royal Convoy Amid Job Crisis
  23 October 2019, by Kamal

  The young man who disrupted King Mohammed VI’s convoy during the opening of the parliamentary session on October 11 has just been sentenced to 2 years in prison by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat, for "obstruction of the royal procession".
  At 33 years old, this father of five daughters had wanted to address the sovereign directly after losing all hope of finding a job. He had been unemployed for more than a year, his wife said during his trial.
  Knowing that he could (…)