Taza

Articles

• Moroccan Lawmaker’s Unauthorized Mosque Sparks Controversy Over Construction and Orientation
  8 March 2019, by Amine

  A mosque has just been built in Taza by a PAM deputy. Not only is it seriously in violation of the urban planning code, but even its qibla is not oriented towards Mecca.
  We don’t know whether to laugh or cry. According to Al Akhbar, a PAM deputy and businessman, named Abdelouahed El Massaoudi, has just built a mosque which, according to a report from the General Inspection of Territorial Administration (IGAT), is in violation of the urban planning code. And as if that weren’t enough, his (…)

• Moroccan Police Inspector Arrested for Alleged Bribery in Taza
  7 April 2019, by Said

  A new case of corruption within the Moroccan police with the arrest, once again in flagrante delicto, of a police officer, this time by the Taza brigade.
  The details of this case are mentioned in a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) which indicates that a judicial investigation has been opened against a police officer, with the rank of inspector, for his alleged involvement in a case of corruption.
  The police officer was arrested while receiving money (…)

• Moroccan Security Forces Thwart Terror Plot, Arrest 4 in Taza Region
  10 April 2019, by Said

  A new operation carried out this Wednesday morning by the elements of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) made it possible to dismantle a terrorist cell active in the Taza region.
  Four people were arrested during this operation, including an individual, their apparent leader, who had already had to deal with justice in the past, indicates the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) in a press release, according to which he had been convicted in 2015 under the (…)

• Tragic Drowning Claims Lives of Three Young Girls in Taza, Morocco
  24 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  An unfortunate event occurred on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in the province of Taza. Three young girls from the same family died by drowning.
  Aged 12, 14 and 20 respectively, these three young girls, two of whom are sisters, perished, drowned, in a watercourse, in Oued Lahdar, in the Commune of Msila, reports barlamane.com.
  Informed, the local authorities, the Gendarmerie elements and the firefighters went to the scene. During their intervention, the firefighters were able to recover the (…)

• PJD Official Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Colleague’s Bank Funds
  20 October 2019, by Bladi.net

  Fatima Al Kohl, municipal representative of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) of the Head of Government, Saâdeddine El Othmani, was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Taza to two months in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams for having stolen money from the bank account of her colleague, Rachida Eddiche.
  As soon as this theft case occurred, it would have been covered up by the party members, who pleaded with the plaintiff so that she would drop the proceedings against her (…)

• Death Toll Rises to 17 in Tragic Bus Accident in Morocco’s Taza Province
  2 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  The number of deaths and injuries in the Taza tragedy continues to climb. Established at eight dead and 43 injured on December 1, the toll is now 17 people dead.
  The local and security authorities, as well as the civil protection services, were present on the scene and intervened to evacuate the injured to the Ibnou Baja provincial hospital for necessary care.
  In addition, an investigation has been opened by the security authorities under the supervision of the competent prosecutor’s (…)

• Morocco’s Taza Wind Farm Secures Financing for First Phase, Set to Launch in 2021
  27 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  The financing of the 1st phase of the Taza wind farm project has been completed by the stakeholders. Its commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2021.
  Several project contracts relating to the realization of the first phase of the wind farm were signed on December 25 in Rabat by Abderrahim Hafidi, CEO of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Mustapha Bakkoury, CEO of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN), and Nguyen Huy Cuong Dao, Vice President of the EDF (…)

• Morocco’s Prison Population Hits All-Time High of 85,767 Inmates
  10 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The number of detainees in Morocco reached a record high in September, according to figures provided by Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR). In total, 85,767 people are incarcerated.
  According to Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), this is an unprecedented record, reports the newspaper Al Massae.
  He also stated that the financial resources allocated to the DGAPR, which should see (…)

• Moroccan TikTok Influencer Jailed for 8 Months Over ’Indecent’ Content
  5 February, by Said

  A Moroccan influencer, known on TikTok under the pseudonym "Moulat L3ach3ouch", was sentenced to eight months in prison by the court of first instance in Guercif.
  The verdict was handed down this Monday, following her placement in pre-trial detention about ten days ago, ordered by the public prosecutor’s office. She had then been transferred to the local prison in Taza.
  The case began with an investigation by the judicial police services. "Moulat L3ach3ouch" was accused of several (…)

• Moroccan Mayor Sentenced for Negligence in Child’s Death After Ambulance Delay
  25 July 2024, by Prince

  The Court of First Instance in Taza sentenced the president of the commune of Meknassa Acharqia to three months in prison with probation and a fine of 3,000 dirhams for failing to provide an ambulance to urgently transport a sick child, which led to the minor’s death.
  Prosecuted for "failure to assist a person in danger," the commune president, a member of the Popular Movement party, was convicted of negligence in providing an ambulance to a family to urgently transport a sick child to (…)