The Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, announced that a bill aimed at naturalizing foreigners married to Moroccan women has been presented to the government, which is examining it with a view to its possible approval.
Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice and Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), has once again spoken out about homosexuality. In Morocco, homosexual practices remain punishable by law.
Child marriage is a persistent phenomenon in Morocco due to the power of exemption granted to judges. The Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, strongly opposed to this practice, intends to remedy it through the reform of the Penal Code.
Mohamed Abdelouahab Rafiqui has been an advisor to the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, since July 7. The former Salafist, now a defender of "values of tolerance and the just mean," explains the reasons why he is advocating for a reform of the Penal Code and the Family Code (Moudawana).
The Minister of Justice and Secretary General of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi, assured that homosexuality cannot be "legalized" in a "Muslim country" like Morocco, despite the manipulations of Islamist currents on this issue.
The former Salafist preacher, Abdelwahab Rafiki , better known as Abou Hafs, is now an advisor to the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, according to a source close to the ministry.
The reform of the Family Code is not going well with the Salafists. Preachers and mosque imams are angry with the Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi.
The Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, publicly attacked the Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, regarding the ongoing debate on "consensual relationships" in the context of the reform of the Penal Code and the Family Code.
Inspection and control campaigns carried out by a special committee of the Ministry of Justice have revealed the involvement of notaries, lawyers and adouls in money laundering networks.
The Secretary General of the PJD, Abdelilah Benkirane, is relaunching the debate on the reform of the Moudawana and the Penal Code, promising strong actions if the Minister of Justice introduces amendments that undermine the family unit.
Parliamentarians unanimously adopted a bill on the Moroccan Nationality Code, which involves knowledge of the Amazigh language as a criterion for obtaining nationality.
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi , reaffirmed his commitment to gender equality when concluding marriage contracts and other legal acts.