Despite the recent lifting of the requirement for unmarried couples to present a marriage certificate in hotels, some hoteliers continue to hesitate to accept customers in this category, for fear of legal proceedings.
The trial of the 38 officials from Sefrou, Ifrane, Meknes, Ain Taoujtat, Azrou, Tinghir, Beni Mellal, Ouarzazate and Midlet, accused of expropriating state and private lands, resumed on Tuesday before the criminal chamber of the court of first instance in Fez.
The court of first instance in Fez has just ordered the seizure of the assets of a dangerous criminal, a member of the armed gang responsible for the robbery of two armored vans transporting money, which occurred in Tangier about ten years ago. The assets of his brother and sister, prosecuted for money laundering, will also be seized.
In total, 30 Moroccan deputies are being prosecuted by the justice system in their capacity as mayor for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption, embezzlement of public funds, blackmail, and falsification of public documents.
The gendarmes of the Langon Toulenne company have dismantled a human trafficking network active between Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne since 2022, and arrested five Moroccans. Their trial will open on June 10 before the criminal court.
Accused of money laundering, the kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik appeared in a Belgian court on Friday. The prosecution requested a 40-month prison sentence against the Belgian-Moroccan, who will be informed of his fate in a month.
Suspicious real estate transactions in Tangier, Kenitra, Bouznika and Casablanca are alerting the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF). Faced with the influx of "anonymous funds" in these cities, notaries, real estate agents and banking institutions have reported dubious practices, prompting the ANRF to seize the competent public prosecutor’s office.
The Court of Appeal of Rabat heard on Wednesday, as a witness, three plaintiffs in the case of the misappropriation of public funds in which Mohamed Simou, a deputy and president of the municipal council of Ksar El Kebir, as well as other people, are implicated.
The Court of First Instance in Fez has sentenced in absentia to five years in prison and a fine of 30,000 dirhams a security guard of a bank branch in the Midelt region, accused of embezzling several tens of thousands of dirhams from customer accounts.
Sentenced to one year in prison in the "Hamza mon Bb" case, Moroccan singer Dounia Batma has already served half of her sentence. Bahraini producer Mohamed Al-Turk mentions a possible release of his ex-wife.
The Casablanca Court of Appeal sentenced five hotel security guards in Casablanca to 85 years in prison, accused of the murder of a Saudi .
The public prosecutor at the criminal court of first instance of Ain Sebaa ordered the opening of an investigation following the collapse of the building located in the Bourgogne district of Casablanca.