Moroccan Pop Star Saad Lamjarred Appeals 6-Year Rape Sentence in French Court
16 May 2025
The Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred had appealed his conviction in Paris to six years in prison for aggravated rape.
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Rabat Bar Association President Testifies in Major Insurance Fraud Case
14 May 2025
Aziz Rouibeh, president of the Rabat Bar Association, has made revelations about the lawyer placed in detention at El Arjat prison following the dismantling of a vast fraud (…)
France Proposes Deporting Foreign Inmates to Ease Prison Overcrowding
12 May 2025
Deporting foreign prisoners, including Moroccans, to reduce prison overcrowding. This is one of the reforms that Gérald Darmanin, the French Minister of Justice, intends to (…)
Moroccan-Canadian Woman Appeals Prison Sentence in Viral Assault Case Against Official
12 May 2025
The Moroccan residing in Canada and her three co-defendants in the "slap to the Caïd of Témara" case appear at the beginning of this week before the Rabat Court of Appeal. They (…)
Moroccan YouTuber Released on Bail After Airport Arrest for Cosmetics Controversy
10 May 2025
Arrested at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca on Monday, upon her return to Morocco from the United Arab Emirates, then placed in detention, the youtuber Fatima (…)
Rif Protest Leader Zefzafi Granted Temporary Prison Leave to Visit Ailing Father
10 May 2025
Nasser Zefzafi, one of the leaders of the Rif Hirak, temporarily left the "Tangier 2" prison under high security escort. This outing allowed him to visit his father (…)
Former French Soldier Arrested in Plot to Join Syrian Jihadist Group
9 May 2025
The attempted departure of a former French soldier sentenced by Moroccan justice to four years in prison in 2016 for Syria ended in failure.
Former Cop Charged in Paris Hotel Guard Murder Case, Remains in Custody
8 May 2025
Already convicted for a car trafficking case, Nicolas D., 35, appeared Tuesday before the investigating chamber in Paris for the murder of a social hotel guard. The former (…)
Moroccan Pop Star’s Rape Appeal Trial Set to Begin in Paris
4 May 2025
After a long series of postponements, the appeal trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred, sentenced in 2023 to six years in prison for rape and aggravated violence against a (…)
Moroccan Drug Trafficking Suspect with Cancer Denied Release from French Prison
28 April 2025
In pre-trial detention awaiting his trial scheduled for June, Driss, accused of drug trafficking, requested his release on Friday to treat a cancer relapse. The Montauban court (…)