
Morocco Corruption Scandal: Lawmakers and Business Leaders Face Trial
In Morocco, several deputies and local elected officials are being prosecuted before the courts for alleged offenses of corruption and abuse of power.

In Morocco, several deputies and local elected officials are being prosecuted before the courts for alleged offenses of corruption and abuse of power.

Moroccan singer Latifa Raafat threatens to sue social media activists who accuse her of being involved in the "Desert Escobar" affair, named after the Malian Ahmed Benbrahim, her ex-husband incarcerated in the Oukacha prison in Casablanca.

Information indicates that singer Latifa Raâfat , the ex-wife of Malian Ahmed Benbrahim, the main accused in the "Escobar of the Desert" case, and the former partner of Abdenbi Bioui, president of the Oriental region, appeared before the investigating judge at the Court of Appeal in Casablanca.

Moroccan singer Latifa Raafat has put an end to the controversy over her alleged flight from Morocco due to her involvement in the "Desert Escobar" case in which her ex-husband, Ahmed Benbrahim, is the main accused.

The "Desert Escobar" affair continues to reveal its secrets. The ongoing investigation has revealed that Saïd Naciri, president of the Wydad sports club, and Abdenbi Bioui, president of the Oriental region, in detention for their alleged links with the Malian trafficker Ahmed Benbrahim, would have used forgery and blackmail to buy his villa located in the Californie district.

New revelations have been made about the case of Lhaj Ahmed Benbrahim alias "Escobar of the Desert", the Malian imprisoned in the El Jadida prison since 2019, then transferred to the Oukacha prison.

New developments in the "Desert Escobar" case , the nickname of the Malian drug trafficker Mohamed Benbrahim, who was arrested and detained in Morocco. The latter is said to have sought the help of Saïd Naciri and Abdenbi Bioui to set up a company selling Chinese cars and trucks in Morocco.