The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat has delivered its verdict in the case of the embezzlement of funds at the Moroccan Consulate General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A manager has been sentenced to prison, but the main accused is still on the run.
More than a year after his release from Algerian prisons, the Franco-Moroccan Ismail Snabi is struggling to get back on his feet.
Individuals sentenced to death are among the French detainees in Morocco and around the world.
The case involving the TikToker from Tangier, Adam Benchakroun , has taken a criminal turn this weekend. The Court of Appeal of Tangier ordered the detention of the young man’s mother, while deciding to separate the proceedings brought against her and her son.
The Rabat Court of Appeal has handed down a heavy prison sentence to a young man tried for attempted premeditated homicide on his own mother.
The Court of Cassation rejected Moufide Bouchibi’s appeal on Thursday, thus making his conviction to 16 years of criminal imprisonment final. He was accused of having imported cannabis into France from Morocco .
The heavy sentences pronounced against the participants in the so-called " GenZ 212 " demonstrations in Morocco have provoked a strong reaction within the government majority itself. A deputy from the Istiqlal party publicly described these judgments as "very severe" and called for a reduction on appeal, while clearly distinguishing between peaceful demonstrators and those responsible for damage.
An adultery case in the Moroccan city of El Jadida has had a judicial outcome after photos of the relationship were made public. A court has sentenced the two lovers to prison sentences on the basis of these publications.
A young Moroccan woman , who had been imprisoned after filing a complaint against a Saudi businessman for exploitation and fraud, was released this Wednesday.
Moroccan prisons have a total of 95,685 inmates, including 1,598 foreigners, including French, serving sentences for drug trafficking offenses among others. This is indicated in a recent report by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration.
Belgium dispels fears concerning allegations of torture and ill-treatment and decides to extradite a man wanted in Nador to Morocco. This suspect faces a heavy prison sentence or life imprisonment.
Transferred to the Sidi Moussa prison to serve his sentence, a drug baron dies from a heart attack. His family expresses doubts about the cause of death and requests that an autopsy be performed by three independent forensic doctors. A request accepted by the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of El Jadida.