Moroccan Surgeon’s Trial Resumes: Human Trafficking and Financial Crimes Alleged

During the second hearing of the trial of Dr. Hassan Tazi before the chamber of financial crimes of the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, the defense of the plastic surgeon made several requests. It asked that "sensitive" documents, including audio recordings of telephone communications incriminating the doctor and his co-accused, be "attached to the file," reports the daily Assabah. This request received the approval of the court, as well as the representative of the public prosecutor’s office.

The defense of Dr. Hassan Tazi also requested the summoning of several declarants, including some employees of the surgeon’s clinic, including the financial director. They had already been questioned by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) and the investigating judge. Admissible, this request will be examined later.

To read:

Dr. Tazi, his brother, his wife and five other people are separately accused of human trafficking, exploitation of the vulnerability of people for commercial purposes, fraud against benefactors acting in good faith, falsification of treatment invoices and medical records, exploitation of minors suffering from chronic illness, forgery and use of forgery, and the constitution of a criminal gang. The criminal chamber of the court of first instance of the court of appeal in Casablanca had rejected on April 13 their request for provisional release.