In 1993, Morocco discovered the horror of Mustapha Tabet’s actions. This high-ranking intelligence officer used his image as a pious man to conceal a far-reaching network of rapes, blackmail and clandestine videos .
Thousands of people marched this weekend in Rabat in support of the Palestinian cause . Protesters prominently displayed portraits of footballer Hakim Ziyech to commend his positions on the conflict.
Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech has responded to threats from Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s Minister of National Security. The footballer criticizes a law providing for the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, stating that he is not afraid of political pressure.
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Casablanca delivered its verdict on Monday, January 12, in the case of the shooting at the « La Crème» café in Marrakech. The justice system has chosen to confirm the death penalty for the main perpetrators of this crime that had marked the minds in 2017.
Sentenced to death in Morocco in 2017 for a murder committed by mistake at the Café la Crème in Marrakech , two Dutch nationals could see their fate improve. The highest Moroccan court has referred the case back to the Casablanca Court of Appeal, considering that the cooperative attitude of the two men had not been sufficiently taken into account in their initial conviction.
There are legends in every field, and crime is no exception. Morocco one day awoke to the icy shadow of such a figure. His name: Mohamed Mustapha Tabet , nicknamed "Haj". More than his title of serial rapist, it is the cynicism of his actions and the extent of his misdeeds that have shaken public opinion: more than 500 rapes.
One of the men sentenced to death for the Imlil murders hanged himself on Tuesday morning in his cell. He was detained in the local prison of Oujda.
The criminal chamber of the Marrakech Court of Appeal has confirmed the death sentences handed down to the perpetrators of the shooting at the "La Crème" café in Marrakech . The two Dutch G.E and J.G had been sentenced to death for their role in the shooting targeting this café located in an upscale neighborhood of the ochre city.
In 2021, 13 death sentences were handed down in Morocco , bringing the total number of people to 79, according to data revealed by the public prosecutor’s office.
The fight against the abolition of the death penalty is still topical in Morocco. This is evidenced by the recent participation of Moroccan networks and activists against the death penalty in the 8th World Congress held in Berlin from November 18 to 25.
Has Brahim Saadoun been abandoned to his fate? The latest statements by the president of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin, give that impression.
A collective of Moroccan lawyers is mobilizing to go to Donetsk, in order to follow the appeal trial of Brahim Saadoun, sentenced to death on June 9 by the pro-Russian separatists in Donbass.