The national brigade of the judicial police arrested and placed in custody on Wednesday five individuals for their alleged involvement in a case of counterfeiting, fraud, fraud and fraudulent appropriation of property.
The five people prosecuted in the case of land spoliation in Harhoura were sentenced to various prison terms and fines at first instance.
Despite its publication in the Official Bulletin on August 26, 2019, Law 31-18 on the registration of powers of attorney and real estate civil companies in dedicated electronic registers is still not in force due to the absence of implementing texts.
Moroccan expatriates (MREs) have been victims of a real estate scam in Nador. The main accused, a real estate developer who is the sole owner and manager of a real estate company in the province, has been arrested.
The phenomenon of land grabbing has slowed down significantly in Morocco. This is what Mohamed Benabdelkader, Minister of Justice, affirmed on Monday, responding to oral questions at the weekly plenary session.
Mohamed El Ouardi, CEO of Bab Darna, the main accused in a real estate scandal, will have to wait until May 18 before knowing his fate. The criminal chamber in charge of financial crimes at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has decided to postpone the trial that opened on Tuesday, April 27.
After 12 years of legal proceedings, the Brissot affair, one of the most famous cases of land spoliation in Morocco, came to an end at the beginning of March. The main defendants, namely the villa’s caretaker and the unscrupulous developer as well as their accomplices, were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to 12 years and a fine of two million DH.
The court of first instance of Témara is examining the case of the "Les jardins de Cabo Negro" real estate project. A large-scale fraud that has victimized many people.
Agents of the judicial brigade of the Casablanca prefecture, in coordination with the gendarmerie services of Berrechid, succeeded in arresting the notary sentenced to ten years in prison for her involvement in a real estate spoliation case. The fugitive was being prosecuted for forgery and use of forgery.
The police arrested, on Tuesday in Nador , the president of a cooperative, a self-proclaimed real estate developer accused of having scammed dozens of members. Among them, Moroccans Residing Abroad (MRE) .
Three individuals, found guilty of land spoliation through the use of forgery, identity theft and the formation of a criminal gang, were sentenced by the Safi Court of Appeal to 37 years in prison. Two years ago, they had managed to resell a plot of land in Essaouira , the property of a Moroccan living abroad.
The judicial treatment of the Bab Darna file is stagnating. Faced with the situation, the collective of victims of this real estate scandal plans a sit-in and a peaceful march on September 19 in Casablanca .