Morocco
Morocco Bans Mobile Phones in Prisons to Enhance Security
Mobile phones are now banned in penitentiary institutions for security reasons.
Topic
Prison
France
Toulouse Man Sentenced for Kidnapping Woman Who Refused Marriage Proposal
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 months in prison with a suspended sentence.
France
French Police Officer Sentenced for Planting Evidence and Falsifying Report
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 and decorated several times, is accused of forgery in public writing, after falsifying, at the end of 2018, a report in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine).
Morocco
King Mohammed VI Pardons 265 Prisoners, Including Terrorism Convicts, on Moroccan Independence Day
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 kingdom.
Morocco
Morocco to Consider Release of Mentally Ill Inmates in Penal Code Reform
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 examine a bill aimed at introducing an amendment to Articles 76 and 77 of the Penal Code relating to mentally ill prisoners.
Morocco
Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to 3 Years for Criticizing King, Sparking Free Speech Debate
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 on corruption and institutions. The decision was handed down on Tuesday, January 7 in Khémisset.
Morocco
Olive Vendor in Rabat Stands Firm Against Extremist's Demand to Play Quran
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 the Quran.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Sentences Gendarmerie Colonels in Major Drug Trafficking Case
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Rabat has just handed down heavy sentences against senior officials of the Royal Gendarmerie .
Morocco
Former Moroccan Health Official Sentenced for Failing to Assist Suicide Attempt Victim
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 person in danger in the context of a suicide attempt by a young woman in a hotel, to two months in prison with a suspended sentence and a fine of 2,000 dirhams.
Morocco
Moroccan Student's Appeal Set for January 20 in Free Speech Case
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 cha3b" (Long live the people) on Facebook. He had been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of 5,000 dirhams on December 17, 2019.
Spain
Woman Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Customs Officer at Morocco-Spain Border
The young woman who had slapped a customs officer last November at Bab Sebta was sentenced to two months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams for humiliating a sworn agent in the exercise of his duties. This is the verdict handed down by the court of first instance in Tetouan.
Morocco
Moroccan Woman Arrested for Polyandry and Fraud in Spain-Morocco Marriage Scandal
A Moroccan woman, residing in Spain, is being prosecuted under arrest at the local prison of Bourkayez, in Fez, for adultery, polyandry and document forgery. Her trial will open this Thursday, January 9.