In the eyes of the Integrity Authority, the fight against illicit enrichment cannot be reduced to the sole and unique declaration of assets. The INPPLC advocates reforms going as far as the establishment of custodial sentences.
The murder of little Adnane in Tangier has reignited the debate on the death penalty. In the tumult of the war of positions, the Moroccan Alliance for the Abolition of the Death Penalty rejects capital punishment.
A flight attendant has just been placed in pre-trial detention in the El Arjat prison in Salé. She is being prosecuted for having delivered a minor, as a birthday gift, to her brother who abused her, after drugging and raping her.
Allowing Moroccan companies, especially SMEs and VSEs, to benefit from public orders for their recovery in this period of crisis, this is the whole meaning of the "national preference" principle. The government intends to move quickly.
The Minister of Economy and Finance presented draft law No. 19-46 relating to the National Authority for Integrity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption. This document presented before the Justice Commission in the House of Representatives sets the operating bases of the authority.
The death of little Adnane has awakened the hostilities between pro- and anti-death penalty advocates in Morocco. Within Moroccan society and on the web, extremists, death penalty supporters and moderates calling for tougher laws are clashing.
Faced with the laxity observed in the wearing of masks, the government has strengthened the law which now forces recalcitrants to pay a 300 dirham fine. Thus, to curb the spread of the virus, the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Cassation called on the public prosecutors to strictly enforce the law.
The payment of a fine of 300 DH for not wearing a protective mask can be made 24 hours after the issuance of the ticket. This is the decision of the Council of Government following the adoption of a new draft decree.
A new law requires all Moroccan citizens aged 16 and over to have a national electronic identity card. Younger people will also be able to have one, at the request of their legal guardian.
The National Road Safety Agency (Narsa) informs Moroccans that driving a tricycle without a license is now considered an offense punishable by law, like any offense committed by any type of motor vehicle authorized to circulate on the public highway.
The draft law relating to defense and security materials and equipment, weapons and ammunition was adopted on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, by the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Borders Committee of the House of Representatives, after having been endorsed on Monday, July 6 in a council of ministers chaired by King Mohammed VI.
The draft law 72-18 on the mechanism for targeting beneficiaries of support programs will be examined in plenary session, Thursday, June 11, at the House of Councillors, before being transferred to the House of Representatives. This text aims to create a Unified Social Register.