Notorious Moroccan Drug Lord "Pablo Escobar of the North" Released After 22 Years
16 August 2024
Mounir Erramach, alias Pablo Escobar of the North, a former drug baron detained at the central prison of Kénitra, has regained his freedom.
Prison
Notorious Drug Lord Mounir Erramach Remains Imprisoned in Morocco
13 August 2024
The information that Mounir Erramach, alias the Pablo Escobar of the North, former drug baron currently detained in the central prison of Kenitra, has regained his freedom, is (…)
New Wave of Food Poisoning Cases Hits Tiznit, Morocco as Restaurant Faces Investigation
11 August 2024
Just a few days after the judgment handed down by the Tiznit court against the owner of a snack bar at the origin of the poisoning of 38 people, sentencing him to one year in (…)
Families Seek Answers as Morocco-Algeria Border Opens for Prisoner Repatriation
11 August 2024
While Algeria continues to exceptionally open the Zouj Bghal land border crossing with Morocco for the repatriation of several Moroccans who were detained in Algerian prisons, (…)
Convicted Jihadist Stripped of French Citizenship After Prison Attack
8 August 2024
Bilal Taghi, the Franco-Moroccan jihadist convicted in 2019 to twenty-eight years in prison for attempted murder on two prison guards in Osny (Val-d’Oise), has just been (…)
Algeria Repatriates 16 Moroccan Migrants Through Reopened Border Crossing
3 August 2024
The land border post of Zouj Bghal between Morocco and Algeria was exceptionally opened to allow the repatriation of several Moroccans who were detained in Algerian prisons.
Former Moroccan MP and Two Women Detained in Death Investigation at Politician’s Villa
28 July 2024
A former MP, former president of the urban commune of Béni Mellal, and also leader of the Mouvement Populaire (MP, opposition) party, and two young women are being held in (…)
Moroccan Couple Jailed for Alleged Torture and Enslavement of Domestic Worker
26 July 2024
Justice will be served for Kenza, the 27-year-old maid from Sidi Hajjaj in Settat, who was exploited, tortured and reduced to slavery. The prosecutor of the king of the court (…)
Moroccan Terrorist Convict Remains in Iraqi Prison Despite Completing 20-Year Sentence
22 July 2024
While he was sentenced for terrorism in Iraq, imprisoned and has served his 20-year sentence, a Moroccan detainee has still not regained his freedom. Abdelaziz Bakkali, (…)
Belgian-Moroccan Footballer Ilias Chair Avoids Prison, Sentenced to Community Service for 2020 Brawl
19 July 2024
The Belgian-Moroccan footballer Ilias Chair saw his sentence reduced on appeal. Initially sentenced to two years in prison, including one suspended, for a brawl that occurred (…)