Morocco
Moroccan Journalist Omar Radi's 6-Year Prison Sentence Upheld on Appeal
Accused of rape and espionage, Moroccan journalist Omar Radi was sentenced on appeal on Thursday to six years in prison.
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Prison
Morocco
Morocco to Introduce Electronic Monitoring as Alternative to Pre-Trial Detention
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 will be approved.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Hands Down Severe Sentences to Cocaine and Cannabis Traffickers in Fez
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, 1.2 kg of cocaine and 1.5 kg of cannabis resin had been seized.
France
Moroccan Inmates Make Up Largest Foreign Group in French Prisons, New Data Shows
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.
Spain
Moroccan Man and Wife Sentenced to 34 Years for Burying Spanish Businessman Alive
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 (Basque Country), buried alive in Pedrola (Saragossa) in 2019.
Morocco
Belgian Crime Boss Accused of Running Drug Ring from Moroccan Prison
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 telephone interview with HLN , he discussed various issues concerning his prison life, and the accusations against him for drug, arms and other trafficking from prison.
France
Fugitive Sentenced to 5 Years for 2013 Kidnapping in France After Return from Morocco
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 - convicted in absentia in 2015 - before the Bourg-en-Bresse criminal court, where he was sentenced to five years in prison, including one year suspended. The victim was accused of having stolen drug products.
Morocco
Moroccan Ex-Minister Sentenced to 3 Years for Defamation and Insulting Officials
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 several fines.
France
Moroccan Father in France Sentenced for Years of Child Abuse
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 6 years.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Sentences 'Moul Triporteur' Terror Cell Members to 60 Years in Prison
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 60 years in prison. Abderrazak A., the emir of this cell dismantled in September 2020 in Témara, died in prison on December 26 due to health complications.
France
Comedian Brahim Bouhlel Debuts New Look After Release from Moroccan Prison
The Franco-Algerian Brahim Bouhlel, sentenced on April 21 to eight months in prison and incarcerated in the local prison of Oudaya in Marrakech, for "his bad joke", then released last December, appears on social networks. The comedian has changed his look.
France
Moroccan Driver Sentenced to Two Years for Ramming Police During Traffic Stop
The Bobigny court sentenced on Friday Nordine B., the Moroccan who had rammed police officers from the Anti-Crime Brigade during a routine check in Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis), to two years in prison.