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• Moroccan Retiree Mistakenly Arrested at Barcelona Airport in Identity Mix-Up
  25 February 2024, by Sylvanus

  As he was getting off the plane at El Prat airport, coming from Nador, a Moroccan septuagenarian was arrested and then incarcerated in the Brians 1 prison, pending his extradition to France, where he is to serve a 10-year prison sentence. Stunned, his family claims he is the victim of a homonym.
  As he was getting off the plane at El Prat airport, coming from Nador, Mohamed el-Maadioui, 71, was a thousand miles from imagining what was waiting for him. This man who has worked and resided in (…)

• Omani Sultan Pardons Moroccan Woman After 7 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
  8 April, by Prince

  Sentenced to life for drug trafficking in Oman, Fátima Ofkir, a 25-year-old Spaniard today, was granted amnesty after seven years in prison. The young woman returned to Barcelona a week ago.
  Whose father is Moroccan had been recruited by a drug trafficking network in Spain, which had sent her to Oman to retrieve a package containing seven kilos of morphine. Arrested in this country, she will be sentenced to life imprisonment. But after seven years in prison, she was pardoned by the Sultan (…)

• Parents Decry ’Racist Justice’ After Driver Sentenced in 8-Year-Old’s Fatal Pedestrian Crossing Accident
  21 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  The reaction of Yanis’ parents, the 8-year-old child who died in February after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho, did not wait after the verdict of the Perpignan Criminal Court, which sentenced the driver to two years in prison with probation. They denounce "a racist justice" and intend to appeal the judgment.
  It is "a racist justice, our son’s name is Yanis and not Yannick," denounced on Tuesday the parents of Yanis at the end of the trial on the death (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Sentenced to 6 Years for Corruption in Land Scandal
  22 December 2022, by Armel

  Prosecuted in a case of land spoliation in the Fez region, RNI parliamentarian Rachid El Fayek was sentenced on Wednesday to 6 years in prison for "corruption, embezzlement of public funds and abuse of authority".
  Deputy Rachid El Fayek, who is also the former president of the commune of Oulad Taleb, is accused of corruption, misappropriation of funds and embezzlement of public funds and falsification of official documents. The case follows investigations carried out by the judicial (…)

• Fez Court Sentences 17 in Massage Parlor Prostitution Ring
  28 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  Prosecuted for a case of prostitution in massage and spa parlors in Fez, 17 individuals were sentenced to various prison terms by the Court of Appeal of the city.
  The criminal chamber of the Court of First Instance of the Court of Appeal of Fez sentenced 17 people prosecuted in the case of the prostitution network in massage parlors and modern baths (Spa) in Fez. In detail, eight of them - women, including 7 who are the owners of massage parlors - were sentenced to 3 years in prison and a (…)

• Moroccan Singer’s Husband Jailed for Infidelity in High-Profile Scandal
  29 December 2022, by Ginette

  Mohamed Al Turk, the husband and agent of Moroccan singer Dounia Batma, was sentenced by the Marrakech court to three months in prison and a fine of 3,000 dirhams for "incitement to debauchery" following a complaint filed by his wife for infidelity.
  It all started with a video in which we see Mohamed Al Turk in the company of a young woman in his apartment. After the dissemination of this video, Dounia Batma had filed a complaint for infidelity and theft of jewelry.
  The court looked (…)

• Diploma Forgery Ring at Moroccan University Results in Harsh Sentences for 26
  9 January 2023, by Ginette

  26 people prosecuted for forgery of diplomas from the International University of Rabat were sentenced to heavy sentences by the criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal.
  The main defendant, an employee of the University, was sentenced to 8 years in prison by the court. The two mediators between the main defendant and those who obtained fake diplomas in exchange for money were each sentenced to 5 years in prison.
  The criminal chamber also sentenced a third defendant to seven (…)

• Béziers Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Smuggling 24 Kilos of Cannabis from Morocco
  4 August 2023, by Prince

  Majid B., a 31-year-old man from Béziers, has just been sentenced to three years in prison by the Montpellier criminal court for cannabis resin trafficking, driving without a license and failure to comply.
  The young man was arrested in Fabrègues on June 24, after a long chase on the A9 motorway. A little earlier, he had managed to escape a police check at the La Palme rest area because he was transporting 24 kilos of cannabis resin, reports Midi Libre. Placed in pre-trial detention

• Moroccan ’Faith Healer’ Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempted Rape and Fraud
  2 November 2023, by Prince

  The criminal chamber of the Tangier Court of Appeal sentenced a "religious healer" accused of attempting to rape a woman after making her believe she was possessed.
  Prosecuted for rape, fraud and forgery, the charlatan was sentenced to five years in prison. The fake "healer" made the victim believe that she was possessed by an evil spirit, reports Tanjanews.
  For her healing, the woman paid the sum of 80,000 dirhams to the accused. But she finally understood the real intentions of the (…)

• Morocco Proposes Alternative Sentences to Reduce Prison Overcrowding
  3 January 2023, by Armel

  Morocco is considering introducing alternative sentences instead of pre-trial detention, in order to decongest its prisons. The issue is the subject of a bill that will be presented to parliament in the coming days.
  The new text proposed by the Ministry of Justice aims to update actions in the field of rights and freedoms, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, specifying that the sanctions provided for concern offenses whose sentences do not exceed 2 years in prison. The convicted person makes (…)