Morocco Bolsters Legal Framework to Combat Rising Cybercrime Threats

Questioned on the subject in parliament, the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, indicated that for a few years now, the kingdom has undertaken to fill the void related to cybercrime, by strengthening the Penal Code with a legal framework that criminalizes and punishes all behaviors affecting automated data processing systems.

To this end, he specified, new repressive provisions have recently been "strengthened" within the framework of the revision of the military justice code, in particular crimes against information systems and websites of the administration of National Defense.

In detail, the authority stressed that Morocco has taken "important measures" in the process of protecting information and communication systems by signing many international conventions in this area.

Similarly, the Ministry of Justice has put in place, he said, new provisions relating to investigation and investigation in electronic crimes, to adapt national legislation to international standards, in particular the Convention on Cybercrime.

It has "become necessary to take all appropriate measures" to develop information means and generalize them to all economic, social, cultural and administrative fields, with the need to rationalize their use, increase confidence and secure their data, he explained.