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• Morocco Terror Trial Postponed: Appeal Hearing for Imlil Tourist Murders Delayed
  29 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Convicted at first instance to heavy sentences, including three death sentences against the perpetrators of this crime described as "terrorist", the 24 criminals involved in the murder of two Scandinavian tourists were again before the Anti-Terrorism Tribunal of Salé on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The appeal trial of these terrorists was postponed immediately after it opened.
  Prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for "forming a criminal gang with a view to committing terrorist (…)

• Belgian Court Upholds Prison Sentences for ISIS Fighters’ Widows
  1 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Convicted at first instance to five years in prison and a fine of 8,000 euros last year, Tatiana Wielandt and Bouchra Aboullal, two widows of jihadists, saw their sentence confirmed on appeal, on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, by the Antwerp Criminal Court.
  The two women were convicted at first instance for their participation in the activities of a terrorist group as wives of Syrian fighters.
  According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, they had been detained since the spring of 2017 in (…)

• Wife of Former Moroccan Soccer Star Released on Bail After Fatal Rabat Accident
  24 October 2024, by Prince

  Placed in custody after a fatal accident that occurred on Monday in Rabat, the wife of Youssef Chippo, former Moroccan international and sports analyst for beIN Sport, was released on Wednesday after paying bail. Her trial is scheduled for November 19.
  The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance of Rabat decided to prosecute the wife of former Moroccan international Youssef Chippo while at liberty.
  In custody since Monday, when she caused an accident on Mohammed VI (…)

• Moroccan Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui Released After Serving 3-Year Sentence
  21 July 2020, by Bladi.net

  Journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui is now free. He was released from prison after serving his full three-year prison sentence at the local Tiflet 2 prison.
  Charged with "failure to report an attempt to undermine the internal security of the State", the former director of the Badil.info website was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 30,000 DH.
  Welcomed by his loved ones upon his release from prison, Hamid El Mahdaoui thanked all those who supported him during this ordeal. He also (…)

• French Man Charged with Murder After Wife’s Death in House Fire
  9 December 2020, by Sylvanus

  The facts date back to July 11, 2016. The firefighters had been alerted, late in the evening, for a fire in a house, in Aunay-sous-Crécy, reports L’Écho républicain. A neighbor had managed to extinguish the fire before their arrival. When they entered the apartment, they found the carbonized body of the septuagenarian’s wife. A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair. "It’s a gas leak," assures Driss Ben Hammadi, adding that he was doing DIY in the basement of (…)

• Mother Slams Belgian Justice System After 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Murder
  12 January 2023, by Prince

  Nesrine, 34, mother of little Malak, 13, buried on Tuesday in the multi-denominational cemetery of Evere in Belgium, is angry with the Belgian justice system which did not know how to protect her daughter or take the appropriate measures against her murderer, a repeat offender well known to the judicial services.
  Little Malak had temporarily lived with her father, in Liège, after running away and accusing her mother, who lives in Anderlecht, of mistreating her. "My daughter just wanted to (…)

• Moroccan Royal Family Sues Woman Claiming to be King Hassan II’s Hidden Daughter
  31 August 2023, by Prince

  Jane Benzaquen, a 70-year-old Belgian-Israeli woman, continues her fight to be recognized as the hidden daughter of King Hassan II. For its part, Morocco has just filed a criminal complaint for defamation.
  Jane Benzaquen has been claiming since 2005 that the late Hassan II had a relationship with her mother Freha, between 1951 and 1953, and that she would be the hidden daughter of the late Moroccan king. Morocco does not believe this story and has just filed a complaint for defamation, (…)

• Casablanca Parking Controversy: Motorists Protest ’Illegal’ Fines and Vehicle Boots
  27 August 2024, by Said

  A wave of discontent has hit the city of Casablanca in recent weeks. The cause is the application of new parking fines deemed "excessive and illegal" by motorists.
  The decision provoked a general outcry, particularly on social networks, with motorists denouncing the immobilization of their vehicles by boots and the imposition of hefty fines for non-payment.
  Despite judgments rendered as early as 2014 by several Moroccan courts confirming the illegality of these practices, some (…)

• Moroccan Bar Exam Controversy Divides Legal Community
  9 January 2023, by Prince

  The controversy over the entrance exam to the legal profession has ended up dividing the legal community, with some defending the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, and his department against any "favoritism" while others call for the cancellation of the exam results and the organization of a new one.
  In a statement issued after an emergency meeting on the subject, the Association of Moroccan Bar Associations (ABM) denounced the "unjustified reactions that go beyond the legitimate (…)

• Major Real Estate Fraud Trial Begins in Morocco, Involving Notaries and Officials
  3 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  The examination of the case of a real estate fraud scandal involving 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former commune presidents, intermediaries and a real estate developer, continues before the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tétouan.
  Prosecuted for fraud, breach of trust, violation of investment laws, forgery and use of forgeries in a case involving several million dirhams, and which has affected hundreds of victims, 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former (…)