Tangier: the mosque thief arrested
In Tangier, the police arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of stealing shoes from mosques. Identified by a viral video, the suspect with a criminal record was taken into custody by the authorities.
The case has caused a strong outrage among the residents of Tangier. By attacking places of worship, the thief has violated the sacred nature of these religious spaces that are traditionally respected. The scandal broke out after the dissemination on social networks of a sequence clearly showing the suspect stealing shoes inside a building.
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Following this dissemination, the police services acted quickly to identify the individual. The 32-year-old man, who already had a criminal record, was apprehended and taken to the police station. He remains in custody while the public prosecutor’s office is leading the investigation to determine if he is involved in other similar offenses committed in the city.
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