Woman Sentenced in Tangier for Impersonating Moroccan Authority Figure
19 January 2022
The court of first instance of Tangier sentenced a woman to six months in prison for repeatedly usurping the function of an authority agent (caïd).
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Moroccan Man Gets 8-Year Sentence for Killing Wife’s Harasser in Casablanca
17 January 2022
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Casablanca sentenced a 27-year-old man to eight years in prison for the murder of his wife’s harasser, a 21-year-old youth from (…)
Spanish Inmates in Morocco’s Tetouan Prison Allege Abuse and Poor Conditions
17 January 2022
Salvador Guerrero, a 50-year-old Spaniard, incarcerated in the Tetouan 2 prison in Morocco for 17 months, denounces the poor conditions of detention and the ill-treatment of (…)
Moroccan Man Jailed in Spain for Sexual Abuse of Child Bride
15 January 2022
The Provincial Court of Castellón has sentenced a 35-year-old Moroccan to eight years in prison and the payment of 30,000 euros in damages, for sexual abuse and mistreatment of (…)
Moroccan Lawmaker Jailed in $60 Million Bank and Government Fraud Case
14 January 2022
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ain Sebâa has placed in detention a deputy from the Constitutional Union (UC) party accused of defrauding more than 600 million dirhams from a (…)
Moroccan Professor Gets 2-Year Sentence for Sexual Harassment of Students
13 January 2022
The university professor involved in the sexual blackmail case targeting female students in exchange for good grades at the University of Hassan 1st in Settat, was sentenced on (…)
Morocco Suspends Prison Visits Amid COVID-19 Surge and New Variants
9 January 2022
Faced with the surge in Covid-19 cases, the prison administration has decided to suspend, starting next Monday and until further notice, family visits for inmates of (…)
Moroccan Gendarme Sentenced to 15 Years for Murder and Document Falsification
7 January 2022
The Court of Appeal of Kenitra has handed down its verdict in the case of the young man killed during the last Ramadan in Moulay Bousselham. The gendarme who is the main (…)
Moroccan Official Faces Potential Increased Sentence for Embezzlement
7 January 2022
Sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 40,000 DH for embezzlement of public funds and misappropriation of funds, Abdessamed Khannani, deputy of the Party of Progress (…)
Qatari Man Falls Victim to Online Sextortion Scheme in Morocco, Three Arrested
5 January 2022
For having blackmailed a Qatari national, three young Moroccans were arrested and brought before the court of Marrakech, which has just sentenced the main suspect to one year (…)