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• Moroccan Inmate Remains Jailed Despite Royal Pardon, Prison Oversight Reveals
  13 September 2019, by Kamal

  A prisoner has been kept in detention at the Oudayas prison in Marrakech, despite the royal pardon granted to him. This procedural flaw was noted by a Central Commission under the General Inspectorate of the Prison Administration.
  The Commission, on a visit to the Oudayas prison on Tuesday, September 10, found that the prison administration had failed to execute the royal order issued in favor of the inmate, dated July 31, Hibapress reported.
  The incident, which was discovered by the (…)

• Swedish Woman and Moroccan Man Face Adultery Charges in Tangier
  13 September 2019, by Kamal

  A Swedish national and her Moroccan lover face a two-year prison sentence for adultery and extramarital relations. They were brought before the Criminal Chamber near the Court of First Instance in Tangier, by the Attorney General, on Thursday, September 12.
  The defendants were arrested in flagrante delicto of adultery, on Tuesday, September 3, following a complaint filed by the Moroccan’s wife. The latter, born in 1974 in Tangier, and working as a waiter in Stockholm, admitted to being (…)

• Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Vandalizing Alsa Bus in Rabat-Salé-Témara
  15 September 2019, by Ginette

  The verdict has been handed down. The man prosecuted by the justice system for having ransacked the Alsa bus was sentenced to three years of firm imprisonment. The authorities intend to deal with the utmost firmness with all those who will be guilty of acts of vandalism and destruction on the new buses put into service.
  It was the Court of First Instance of Témara that sentenced, on Tuesday, September 10, to 3 years of firm imprisonment, the individual who had ransacked a bus from the new (…)

• Audit Reveals Severe Overcrowding and Mismanagement in Morocco’s Prison System
  15 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The Court of Auditors recently carried out an evaluation mission in the prisons of the Kingdom. This investigation reveals that huge dysfunctions mar the daily management of penitentiary establishments (EP).
  The situation prevailing within the penitentiary establishments (EP) of Morocco is of concern to more than one person. According to Aujourd’hui Le Maroc, which reports the information, anomalies are located at several levels.
  Indeed, in terms of governance, the Court found that the (…)

• Naked Man Arrested in Témara for Public Indecency and Drug Use During Lockdown
  5 May 2020, by Sylvanus

  The defendant appeared before the investigating judge for indecent exposure, reports Assabah. While walking naked in the streets of the commune, the young man from Casablanca was arrested for violating the state of emergency and drug use, according to sources close to the Sidi Yahia Zair gendarmerie. Before committing this act, he had consumed drugs and then abandoned his car in the middle of the road.
  The man is said to be suffering from severe depression due to confinement. According to (…)

• Former US Priest Sentenced to 30 Years for Child Sex Abuse in New Mexico
  16 September 2019, by Kamal

  A former Catholic priest has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a U.S. court for sexually abusing minors in a church in New Mexico over four decades. The subject of a red notice issued by the U.S. justice system, he was arrested last year by the Judicial Police elements of Tangier.
  The former U.S. Air Force colonel, now 81 years old, had taken refuge in Morocco, before being expelled by the authorities of the country. According to Attorney General John Anderson, "no crime can be (…)

• Moroccan Military Court Jails Two Colonels for Illegal Private Practice
  18 September 2019, by Kamal

  The Correctional Chamber at the Military Court of Rabat sentenced two military doctors with the rank of Colonel to one year in prison and the withdrawal of the right to a pension. They were arrested in flagrante delicto of practicing outside the military institution.
  According to the daily Assabah, the two doctors had been the subject of several absenteeism reports from their hierarchical superiors, who had issued them warnings for illegal practice in private establishments.
  Despite the (…)

• Bataclan Attack Suspect Abdeslam: Defiant and Isolated in French Prison
  18 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The last surviving assailant of the November 13, 2015 attacks at the Stade de France, Salah Abdeslam is an atypical inmate, a provocateur...
  Incarcerated for the past three and a half years at the Fleury-Mérogis prison (Essonne), Salah Abdeslam leads an unusual life. He is characterized by silence, verbal aggression and faith.
  This survivor of the November 13, 2015 attacks still denies his involvement in these events that occurred at the Stade de France, on the terraces of Parisian (…)

• Gas Station Employees in Imintanout Arrested for Alleged 150,000 Dirham Theft
  21 September 2019, by Kamal

  The owner of a gas station in Imintanout filed a complaint against two of his employees, on suspicion of theft and breach of trust. They were incarcerated in the Oudayas prison, pending their appearance before the court.
  According to the Kech24 website, two employees of a service station were prosecuted by the Prosecutor of the King near the Court of First Instance for the theft of an amount of 150,000 dirhams and for breach of trust.
  Following a check on the fuel stock and the cash (…)

• Historic Oujda Prison from 1910 Closes Due to Safety Concerns
  10 May 2020, by Bladi.net

  According to the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), the long-awaited closure of the local prison in Oujda was decided due to its dilapidated infrastructure, dating back to 1910.
  In a statement, the delegation said it had made this decision in response to the need to preserve the safety of inmates and officials.
  Pending the opening of the new local prison in Oujda, whose construction work is nearing completion, the delegation has proceeded to transfer (…)