Morocco Tightens Land Title Access to Combat Real Estate Fraud
1 April 2020
The fight against the dispossession of real estate from Moroccans and foreigners is intensifying. From now on, users seeking to consult real estate will have to submit a (…)
Real estate spoliation in Morocco
Morocco Proposes Stricter Penalties for Illegal Property Seizures by Government
10 March 2020
A bill, filed on February 4, 2020 in the House of Representatives, and transferred on February 17, 2020 to the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee of the House of (…)
Casablanca Court Takes Over "Bab Darna" Real Estate Fraud Case, Sentences Could Reach 20 Years
28 February 2020
The Criminal Chamber at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has just confirmed the incompetence of the investigating judge in charge of the "Bab Darna" case. It therefore inherits (…)
Morocco Tightens Crackdown on Land Grabbing with New Sanctions
27 February 2020
The land grabbing control commission met on Tuesday, February 25 around the Minister of Justice, Mohamed Benabdelkader. The purpose of this working session was to take stock of (…)
Moroccan Government Denies Responsibility in Bab Darna Real Estate Scandal
9 February 2020
After the recent statement by the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, on the Bab Darna case where he declined the responsibility of his government, the Minister of (…)
Moroccan Land Fraud Scandal: Dead Signatures Found on Property Contracts
5 February 2020
The Court of Appeal of Settat ordered a judicial expertise as part of a dispossession case in Mohammedia. The report of this expertise reveals fraudulent manipulations of two (…)
Portuguese National Gets 8-Year Sentence in Casablanca Land Fraud Case
19 January 2020
A Portuguese national involved with other individuals in a case of usurpation of other people’s land property has been sentenced to eight years in prison. This is the judgment (…)
Investors Seek Royal Intervention in Marrakech Cultural Project Fraud Case
15 January 2020
Initiators of a project called "Marrakech, African Cultural Capital 2020", Eliza Boumah and her husband, Philippe Brun, say they are victims of a scam orchestrated by a real (…)
Morocco’s Land Spoliation Crisis: Advocacy Group Appeals to King Mohammed VI
14 January 2020
The Association for Law and Justice in Morocco (ADJM) is resolutely committed to fighting land spoliation. In this capacity, it has sent a letter to King Mohammed VI to (…)
Real Estate Fraud Ring Busted in Marrakech: Three Arrested for Land Theft Scheme
6 January 2020
The judicial police of Marrakech arrested three individuals suspected of real estate spoliation in Imintanout, in the Marrakech region. The public prosecutor’s office has (…)