Two years later, the criminal trail is favored in the case of the missing Frenchman in Morocco

The Clément Besneville case is taking a major turn. Two years after the trace of the French national was lost in Morocco, the investigation is out of the impasse. Until now unexplained, this disappearance is now the subject of a strengthened judicial procedure in an attempt to shed light on the circumstances of this tragedy.

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The public prosecutor officially announced, this Saturday, April 4, 2026, the opening of a judicial investigation. This decision marks a clear willingness of the authorities to move to a new stage in the investigations, two years after the events.

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The qualification retained by the justice system is unequivocal: the investigation is now open for kidnapping and sequestration. This change in the legal framework allows the magistrates to have more significant means to explore the criminal trail in this case that remains unsolved on Moroccan territory.