Moroccan Nurse Jailed for Bribery in Patient Care Scandal
31 August 2019
The Correctional Chamber near the Court of First Instance in El Jadida sentenced a nurse working at the Regional Hospital in the city to two months of actual imprisonment (…)
Prison
Morocco Prison Officials Face Sanctions After Dangerous Inmate Escape
28 August 2019
Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General for Prison Administration and Reintegration, was at the local prison of Tanger 2. This visit allowed him to inform the officials of the (…)
Jailed Moroccan Protest Leaders Seek to Renounce Citizenship, Citing Injustice
26 August 2019
Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the "Hirak" protest movement, and five other detained activists have requested to be deprived of their Moroccan nationality. It was his father who (…)
Moroccan Prison Authority Denies Torture Claims, Defends Inmate Treatment
25 August 2019
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) says it is very surprised by the allegations and other lies, referring to torture and ill-treatment (…)
Moroccan Student Jailed for Insulting Former Prime Minister in Text Message
25 August 2019
The Court of First Instance in Rabat sentenced, on Friday, August 23, 2019, a student to 3 months in prison for having insulted Abdelilah Benkirane, the former number 1 of the (…)
Moroccan Engineer Jailed for Impersonating Royal Official in $200,000 Scam
22 August 2019
The Criminal Chamber near the Court of First Instance of Meknes recently sentenced a computer engineer to seven months in prison, accompanied by a fine of 20,000 dirhams. She (…)
Moroccan Prison Officials Deny Visitation Restrictions for Hirak Detainees in Tangier
21 August 2019
The families of Hirak detainees at the local prison in Tangier have never been prevented from meeting their loved ones, insist the officials of the prison administration in (…)
Inmate Escapes Tangier Prison in Daring Rooftop Breakout, Manhunt Underway
12 August 2019
An inmate, sentenced to 12 years in prison, managed to escape from the Tangier prison. He managed to deceive the vigilance of the guards, thanks to a Hollywood-style escape plan.
Morocco’s Prison Authority Denies Inmate Death Rumors at El Arjat Facility
9 August 2019
The information, widely relayed on social networks and reporting the homicide of a detainee at the local prison of El Arjat, is false. The General Delegation for Prison (…)
Scam Ring Targeting Families of Inmates Busted in El Jadida, Morocco
7 August 2019
Three scammers, who use subterfuges to deceive their victims, were arrested by the police in the city of El Jadida. Claiming to have good relations with senior officials of the (…)