Tangier: The public prosecutor’s office closes the "Jewish land" case and rules out the criminal trail

This is the epilogue of a case that has been ongoing for several weeks. The justice system has decided to close the case, after a thorough examination of the complaint filed by the heirs of a Jewish man residing abroad. The latter accused several officials, including civil servants and a developer, of illegally seizing family property to carry out real estate projects, using allegedly forged documents according to them.

However, the investigations carried out by the Royal Gendarmerie and the National Brigade of the Judicial Police have dismantled the plaintiffs’ arguments. The investigation revealed that the documents provided to support the accusation - mainly photocopies of adoulaire acts dating back to the 1950s - lacked considerable probative value. The investigators noted many contradictions concerning the dates, areas and boundaries of the land, significantly weakening the credibility of the complaint.

Even more troubling, the analysis of the documents revealed a striking similarity between these contracts and other documents used in separate cases in the Tangier and Gueznaia region. The identical reproduction of certain formulations and technical data has reinforced the public prosecutor’s doubts about the authenticity of these papers. Faced with these elements, the judicial authority considered that the facts did not fall under the criminal code but rather a classic civil dispute, inviting the plaintiffs to turn to the competent procedures in matters of land ownership if they wish to pursue their claim.