Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi’s 6-Year Prison Sentence Upheld on Appeal
4 March 2022
Accused of rape and espionage, Moroccan journalist Omar Radi was sentenced on appeal on Thursday to six years in prison.
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Morocco to Introduce Electronic Monitoring as Alternative to Pre-Trial Detention
1 March 2022
Morocco is about to approve the application of electronic bracelets as an alternative to pre-trial detention. This is one of the new amendments to the criminal procedure that (…)
Moroccan Court Hands Down Severe Sentences to Cocaine and Cannabis Traffickers in Fez
1 March 2022
The Court of First Instance in Fez handed down heavy sentences to four drug traffickers - aged between 34 and 44 - arrested on January 11 in two cars. During this operation, (…)
Moroccan Inmates Make Up Largest Foreign Group in French Prisons, New Data Shows
28 February 2022
There are just over 2,200 Moroccans - remanded or convicted - occupying French prisons. This is revealed by the latest count carried out by the prison administration.
Moroccan Man and Wife Sentenced to 34 Years for Burying Spanish Businessman Alive
26 February 2022
The Saragossa court has sentenced the Moroccan Mohammed AD and his wife, Hedangeline AL, of Venezuelan origin, to 34 years in prison for the murder of a businessman from Getxo (…)
Belgian Crime Boss Accused of Running Drug Ring from Moroccan Prison
26 February 2022
Sentenced in 2011 to twelve years in prison for his escape from the Bruges prison, the Belgian-Moroccan Ashraf Sekkaki continues to serve his sentence not far from Rabat. In a (…)
Fugitive Sentenced to 5 Years for 2013 Kidnapping in France After Return from Morocco
25 February 2022
After his exile in Morocco, one of the three suspects involved in a case of kidnapping and assault of a young man in October 2013 in Oyonnax was retried last Wednesday - (…)
Moroccan Ex-Minister Sentenced to 3 Years for Defamation and Insulting Officials
24 February 2022
Prosecuted on multiple counts, former minister Mohamed Ziane was sentenced on Wednesday by the Court of First Instance in Rabat to three years in prison and the payment of (…)
Moroccan Father in France Sentenced for Years of Child Abuse
24 February 2022
A Moroccan in an irregular situation on French territory was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a suspended sentence for having subjected his 14-year-old son to violence for (…)
Moroccan Court Sentences ’Moul Triporteur’ Terror Cell Members to 60 Years in Prison
23 February 2022
The criminal chamber of the court of first instance in Salé sentenced the four remaining members of the so-called "Moul triporteur" terrorist cell to a cumulative sentence of (…)