Considered the main importer of cannabis in France, Moufide Bouchibi alias "Mouf", on the run in Morocco in 2012, was arrested in Dubai. He will be extradited to France where he will serve a 20-year prison sentence.
Three civil servants and two other people were sentenced by the Marrakech court to prison terms ranging from six months to one year, accompanied by a fine of 1,000 to 40,000 dirhams. They are involved in the theft of more than 260 smartphones, stolen from the exhibits and seized items department of the Benguerir court.
Imprisoned at the local El Arjat 2 prison, the Franco-Moroccan historian and journalist Maâti Monjib continues his hunger strike, which began on March 4, to "denounce the injustice of which he is a victim." RSF organized a demonstration on Friday, March 19, in front of the Moroccan embassy in Paris to demand his "immediate release" and "an end to a flagrant injustice."
The justice system has sentenced four young people to various prison terms for attacking buses of the Spanish company Alsa , newly put into service in the city of Casablanca.
A young drug dealer was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a septuagenarian in the province of El Youssoufia. This is the verdict handed down by the Safi court.
The Paris Assize Court sentenced, on Friday, March 5, Abdellah O., a 35-year-old Moroccan, found guilty of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault, to five years in prison, including one year suspended. While his lawyer is pleased with this judgment, the civil parties express their bitterness.
Victim of sextortion , former Atlas Lions coach Hervé Renard sued in court two individuals from Oued Zem, who had posed as a Lebanese woman in order to extort money from him. The defendants were sentenced to prison on Thursday.
At Riyadh’s request, Usama Al-Hasani, a 42-year-old Australian-Saudi, was arrested and then transferred to the Tiflet prison, pending his extradition to Saudi Arabia. His wife fears he will suffer the same fate as Jamal Khashoggi.
Two people were convicted by the Tétouan court for the rape of a child with mental disability. The victim was taken to a forest in the Beni Kela commune (Ouezzane Province) before being raped. The suspects were apprehended by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of the Ouezzane province.
From March 1 to April 12, the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) is exceptionally organizing family visits for prisoners in all penitentiary institutions across Morocco.
The former MP and regional secretary of the PJD in the Drâa Tafilalet region, who helped a police recruitment candidate obtain a fake Covid-19 test certificate, was sentenced to two years in prison. This is the verdict handed down by the court of first instance of Errachidia .
Sentenced to 3 years of suspended imprisonment for illegal arms sales to Morocco and other African countries, a former member of the naval commando unit benefited from a reduced sentence before the Caen Court of Appeal.