Morocco Bans Mobile Phones in Prisons to Enhance Security
12 January 2020
Mobile phones are now banned in penitentiary institutions for security reasons.
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Toulouse Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Woman Who Refused Marriage Proposal
12 January 2020
A man had kidnapped a young woman in his home in Toulouse for hours, in a car because of her refusal to marry him. The Evry-Courcouronnes criminal court sentenced him to 10 (…)
French Police Officer Sentenced for Planting Evidence and Falsifying Report
12 January 2020
A municipal police officer was sentenced to three years in prison, two of them suspended, in Clamart, France. This former air force soldier, highly regarded by his superiors (…)
King Mohammed VI Pardons 265 Prisoners, Including Terrorism Convicts, on Moroccan Independence Day
11 January 2020
As part of the commemoration of the presentation of the independence manifesto on January 11, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 265 people convicted by various courts in the (…)
Morocco to Consider Release of Mentally Ill Inmates in Penal Code Reform
11 January 2020
Inmates suffering from mental disorders will be able to benefit from release in the coming days. Mohamed Benabdelkader, Minister of Justice, has indeed given the green light to (…)
Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to 3 Years for Criticizing King, Sparking Free Speech Debate
10 January 2020
Better known by his pseudonym "Moul l’hanout" (the grocer), the YouTuber columnist, Mohamed Boudouh, is sentenced to three years in prison for having published acerbic videos (…)
Olive Vendor in Rabat Stands Firm Against Extremist’s Demand to Play Quran
9 January 2020
A radicalized Salafist, who spent ten years in prison for terrorism, attacked an olive vendor in Rabat. He asked him to replace the Oum Kalthoum cassette with a recitation of (…)
Moroccan Court Sentences Gendarmerie Colonels in Major Drug Trafficking Case
8 January 2020
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat has just handed down heavy sentences against senior officials of the Royal Gendarmerie.
Former Moroccan Health Official Sentenced for Failing to Assist Suicide Attempt Victim
8 January 2020
The Court of First Instance in Agadir sentenced, on Monday, January 6, Hicham Nejmi, former Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, prosecuted for failure to assist a (…)
Moroccan Student’s Appeal Set for January 20 in Free Speech Case
8 January 2020
After an appeal, a new trial has been set for January 20 in the case of Ayoub Mahfoud, a young high school student from Meknes, who repeated the lyrics of the title "3acha (…)