Moroccan Worker Sentenced to Prison for Stealing 16 Eggs, Sparking Political Controversy

The defendant was a worker in an egg packaging unit belonging to a deputy of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). He had sued her in court after accusing her of theft in his factory. Following the intervention of the party’s secretary general, Abdellatif Ouahbi, the elected official withdrew his complaint. Subsequently, the accused was prosecuted while on provisional release.

This case provoked the anger of the party’s activists. They denounced a persecution against the worker. The PAM deputy claimed that his former employee was regularly stealing eggs from his factory. In total, 10,800 eggs. The defense lawyer formally refutes this accusation. The accused eventually confessed. She admitted to having stolen 16 eggs for the first time in her life.