Belgium
Belgian Investigator Reveals Paris Attacker Brahim Abdeslam's Pre-2015 Travels to Syria
The background of Brahim Abdeslam before the Paris and Saint-Denis attacks in August 2015 was revealed on Friday by a Belgian investigator.
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Rights and Justice
Morocco
Morocco Sentences Terrorist Cell Members to Up to 15 Years for Plotting Attacks
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.
Morocco
Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to 2 Years for Privacy Violations and Defamation
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 years in prison by the Court of Appeal of Casablanca.
Belgium
Moroccan Fugitive Sentenced to 20 Years for Toddler's Death in Belgium
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 origin, had already been tried in Belgium, but had fled to Morocco before his appeal trial.
Morocco
Morocco Cracks Down on Attacks Against Healthcare Workers, Prosecutors Ordered to Prioritize Cases
The public prosecutor’s office has instructed the presidents of the courts to give special treatment to complaints concerning attacks on health professionals .
France
Moroccan Resident in France Faces Deportation Over Radicalization Concerns
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.
Morocco
Former Marrakech Deputy Mayor Sentenced to 2 Years for Misappropriating $1.5 Million
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.
Morocco
Moroccan Judge Arrested for Bribery in Divorce Case, Faces Corruption Charges
The Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Meknes ordered the arrest of a magistrate prosecuted for corruption.
Morocco
Top Dutch Drug Lord Extradited from Colombia to Face Charges in Netherlands
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 international arrest warrant issued against him by Interpol, will be extradited to the Netherlands.
Spain
Spanish Far-Right Leader Charged for Inciting Violence Against Moroccan Migrants
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 demonstration in front of the Moroccan embassy in Madrid on May 18, in the midst of a migration crisis.
Morocco
Rabat Mayor Faces Dismissal Calls Over Nepotism Allegations in Legal Case
The PJD and FGD opposition councilors at the Rabat municipal council sent a request to the wali of the region on Friday to dismiss the mayor, Asmaa Rahlalou , who called on her husband as the municipality’s lawyer in a case before the courts.
Morocco
Moroccan Rights Group Challenges Health Pass Mandate in Supreme Court
The Court of Cassation has been seized by a complaint from the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) to revoke the decision to impose the health pass in public spaces.