Morocco to Introduce Virtual Court Hearings for Prisoners, Cutting Costs

The announcement was made by the Minister of Justice, Mohammed Aujjar, reports the newspaper Al Massae, according to which cameras will be installed in prisons to allow detainees to attend their trials without having to travel to the courts.

If the ministry wishes to quickly implement this new reform, it is first and foremost a matter of cost. For the newspaper, the transfers of prisoners from prisons to courts are very expensive for the state budget because not only human resources but also material resources must be mobilized, especially since the prisons are generally located outside the cities.

This measure had been considered by the former Minister of Justice, Mustapha Ramid, but it had never come to fruition.

The ministry will nevertheless have to face the costs of its implementation, maintenance and staff training.