A foreign vehicle that has temporarily entered Morocco must leave the country again. Even if it has been damaged in an accident or is unusable, the vehicle remains linked to its owner in the eyes of customs. Without regularization, the owner may be prevented from leaving the country.
Ilyas Kherbouch, known as “Ganito,” has been sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating the violent burglary of Gianluigi Donnarumma from his prison cell. The Franco-Moroccan became notorious after escaping from Villepinte prison with the help of fake police officers.
Checks carried out in Flanders among social housing tenants suspected of owning property abroad have yielded results in more than half of the cases. Morocco is by far the country subjected to the highest number of investigations.
At least eight Moroccan workers allegedly paid between 10,000 and 15,000 euros to obtain a job and a residence permit in France. Four suspects were due to stand trial in Tarbes, but the court requested a more thorough investigation.
The holder of a talent passport, a Moroccan national received an OQTF without a grace period, a three-year re-entry ban and an order to remain at a designated residence. The prefecture relied on a suspended 300-euro fine imposed for old offenses. The court annuls everything.
Sellers of subscriptions that illegally provide access to online channels, matches or films now face a strengthened legal framework in Morocco. In the event of repeat offending, certain violations can lead to up to four years in prison and a fine of 600,000 dirhams.
A Moroccan man saw his naturalization application postponed for three years because of two old cases, one of which dated back fifteen years. No new offense had been attributed to him since then. The courts have just annulled the Interior Ministry’s decision.
Failing to update a patient’s medical record could soon prove very costly in Morocco. A bill provides for fines of up to 300,000 dirhams while also granting patients new rights over their health data.
Starting August 11, French consumers may no longer be called for commercial purposes without having given their consent. A campaign entrusted to a call center in Morocco could expose the responsible company to a fine of up to 375,000 euros for each unlawful call.
Nasserdine “Nadori” Tarrahi, a Moroccan-born figure in Antwerp’s drug trade, has been arrested in Dubai. Sentenced to twelve years in prison for importing 840 kilos of cocaine, he had been wanted by Belgium for several years.
A beneficiary of Dutch social assistance who conceals a house, plot of land, or even a share of property in Morocco may have to repay an amount far exceeding the value of that asset.
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.