Prosecuted for "radicalism" on the basis of publications disseminated on social networks, the imam of Chambery, Farid Slim, was acquitted. "The public prosecutor’s office has therefore concluded to the cancellation of the order authorizing the search" of the religious leader, indicated his lawyer, Me Sefen Guez Guez.
After a first hearing held on Tuesday, the Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca postponed the trial of journalist Souleiman Raissouni to March 2, to give the defense time to refine its pleadings.
After the demonstrations that broke out on Friday evening in Fnideq and also in Tetouan, the Attorney General’s Office of Tetouan initiated legal proceedings on Monday against four defendants. The government, for its part, must seek lasting solutions to this rising revolt that risks igniting other regions of the kingdom.
Moroccan Maysoun Douas holds a doctorate in physics, is an entrepreneur in the innovation sector and a municipal councilor in the Madrid city council. With this track record, she is now proof that sometimes things are not what they seem.
The Antwerp Court of Appeal has convicted a social housing tenant of Moroccan nationality who owns real estate in Morocco . According to the law, no one can claim social housing if they own real estate, even abroad.
The Islamologist and researcher, Asma Lamrabet, calls for the repeal of Article 490 of the Penal Code which punishes extramarital sexual relations. According to her and the "Collective 490", a group that denounces the same article, this text is contrary to the morality of Islam and is not applicable in today’s Morocco.
Maâti Monjib , professor of History and human rights activist, was supposed to be at the University of Tours this year as a visiting professor. But, since December 29, he has been incarcerated in Morocco and sentenced to one year in prison, for "undermining the internal security of the State".
Two soldiers were arrested last Sunday in Tetouan. They were posing as police officers to scam those who violated the curfew.
The deputy and president of the Provincial Council of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), involved in a case of exploitation rights of soulaliyate lands, has just been referred to the investigating judge for embezzlement of funds, squandering of public property and forgery of administrative and customary documents.
The trial of journalist Souleimane Raissouni opens on February 9 after more than eight months of pre-trial detention and two months before the end of the investigation. Prosecuted at the time of his arrest for kidnapping, rape and violence, the editor-in-chief of Akhbar al-Yaoum is now charged with kidnapping, rape and indecent assault.
On vacation abroad, Nicole, a French retiree had an accident in Morocco in January 2020, without benefiting as hoped from her Visa Premier card. Her husband, Daniel Tison, sues the assistance service in court and obtains financial compensation.
The Polisario members who had attacked the general consulate of the Maroc in Valencia risk legal proceedings. The Attorney General of Valencia has decided to open criminal proceedings against them, following a complaint filed by Mourad Elajouti, a lawyer at the Casablanca bar.