Morocco’s Royal Guard Chief Dismissed Amid COVID-19 Outbreak in Unit

General Mimoun Mansouri has been relieved of his duties and replaced by General Abdelaziz Chater, reports maghreb-intelligence.com. And for good reason, the royal guard is affected by Covid-19. About 128 confirmed positive cases have been recorded.

The dismissal of General Mimoun Mansouri would be the direct consequence of the detection of several positive cases of coronavirus within the Royal Guard, according to certain sources. Several testimonies from Rabat, Salé and Témara confirm the information and report that dozens of royal guard elements have tested positive for the coronavirus. The results of 600 tests carried out within the royal guard by the health authorities are awaited in order to assess the extent of the virus’s damage.

The Moroccan Royal Guard is one of the oldest military corps still in active service, which has had an exclusively protocol role since the late 1970s.