After arriving in France to join her French husband, a Moroccan woman left the marital home five weeks later. The prefecture revoked her right to stay and issued an OQTF with a two-year ban on returning. The courts have just annulled the entire set of measures.
The case of the use of chemical weapons in the Rif and Jbala in the 1920s has been brought before several United Nations bodies. A coordination group from northern Morocco is calling for recognition of colonial violations, the opening of military and political archives, official apologies and reparation mechanisms.
A candidate for the national police force, rejected in 2021 because of a visible mark on his forehead linked to prayer, has finally won his case. The Council of State considers that this physical characteristic was not sufficient to cast doubt on his respect for neutrality.
A notary in Fès was placed in pretrial detention following a complaint filed by an MRE living in the Netherlands. He claims he never received the 3.156 million dirhams corresponding to the sale of his real estate.
Deafening music, loudspeakers and festivities that extend late into the night: in Morocco, some weddings transform a family’s joy into a real ordeal for residents of entire neighborhoods.
Several players from the Nigerian national team claim that 1,220 dollars disappeared from their rooms at a Casablanca hotel. Some cleaning staff members are being questioned, but no official responsibility has yet been established.
A man has been sentenced in Spain to fifteen months in prison for repeatedly hurling racist and homophobic insults at a Moroccan waiter in a cafeteria in Santander.
More and more Moroccans are turning to the Kingdom’s Ombudsman to address their difficulties with public services. However, once cases are submitted, some administrations are slow to respond, sometimes requiring follow-ups several months after the initial complaint.
The personal driver of the Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries was reportedly removed from his duties following a complaint accusing him of receiving 200,000 dirhams to facilitate obtaining an authorization concerning a fishing boat.
The widow of a British man who died in a fire at the spa of a five-star hotel in Marrakech is suing the establishment’s operator before English courts. She is claiming over 500,000 pounds sterling, while the company denies any negligence.
A Belgian family who came to spend eight days in Martil, near Tétouan, claims to have been attacked after complaining about noise in an apartment building. The case is to be examined by Moroccan justice.
A young lawyer from Marrakech reopened his mother’s case, who died during childbirth in a public hospital. The administrative court found service failures and awarded 330,000 dirhams to her heirs.