Belgian Investigator Reveals Paris Attacker Brahim Abdeslam’s Pre-2015 Travels to Syria
28 November 2021
The background of Brahim Abdeslam before the Paris and Saint-Denis attacks in August 2015 was revealed on Friday by a Belgian investigator.
Rights and Justice
Morocco Sentences Terrorist Cell Members to Up to 15 Years for Plotting Attacks
27 November 2021
The Court of Appeal in Salé found guilty the five members of the terrorist cell of Ourika, sentencing them to prison terms ranging from 4 to 15 years in prison.
Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to 2 Years for Privacy Violations and Defamation
23 November 2021
The owner of the YouTube channel "Sans frontières", Mohammed Enan, prosecuted for disseminating images of people without their consent and defamation, was sentenced to two (…)
Moroccan Fugitive Sentenced to 20 Years for Toddler’s Death in Belgium
21 November 2021
The stepfather of Théa, the two-year-old girl who died in 2005 in Belgium, accused of her murder, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Morocco. Mounir Kiouh, of Moroccan (…)
Morocco Cracks Down on Attacks Against Healthcare Workers, Prosecutors Ordered to Prioritize Cases
18 November 2021
The public prosecutor’s office has instructed the presidents of the courts to give special treatment to complaints concerning attacks on health professionals.
Moroccan Resident in France Faces Deportation Over Radicalization Concerns
14 November 2021
The Montauban correctional court ordered the detention of the Moroccan, Mohamed A., pending his deportation to Morocco. He had been convicted in July for risk of radicalization.
Former Marrakech Deputy Mayor Sentenced to 2 Years for Misappropriating $1.5 Million
13 November 2021
The Marrakech court on Wednesday sentenced former deputy mayor of the city Mohamed Al Hour to two years in prison with a fine of 50,000 Dh for the misappropriation of public funds.
Moroccan Judge Arrested for Bribery in Divorce Case, Faces Corruption Charges
13 November 2021
The Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Meknes ordered the arrest of a magistrate prosecuted for corruption.
Top Dutch Drug Lord Extradited from Colombia to Face Charges in Netherlands
10 November 2021
Saïd Razzouki, a Dutch drug trafficker of Moroccan origin who had been living in Sabaneta, Colombia for four years and had been arrested two years ago following an (…)
Spanish Far-Right Leader Charged for Inciting Violence Against Moroccan Migrants
9 November 2021
The Madrid provincial prosecutor’s office has filed a complaint against María Isabel Medina Peralta for having "incited" violence towards Moroccan and Muslim migrants during a (…)