The former Minister of Human Rights and lawyer, Mohamed Ziane , detained in the El Arjat prison in Salé, would suffer from serious health complications due to poor management of his illness.
The Moroccan justice system has confirmed the conviction of Mohamed Ziane , former Moroccan Minister of Human Rights, to a sentence of three years in prison. At the age of 80, the lawyer had spoken out against the prolonged absences of King Mohammed VI and the repression in the country.
The Rabat court rejected the request for the release of the former Minister of Human Rights Mohamed Ziane (79 years old) sentenced on appeal to three years in prison for, among other things, "contempt of public officials and the judiciary".
Former minister Mohamed Ziane, prosecuted on multiple charges , including "insulting a constituted body" and "adultery" has seen his 3-year prison sentence upheld by the Rabat Court of Appeal. He has been incarcerated near Rabat.
The Moroccan authorities have banned former minister Mohamed Ziane from leaving the kingdom, after his statements against King Mohammed VI, denouncing his prolonged absence.
Prosecuted on multiple counts, former minister Mohamed Ziane was sentenced on Wednesday by the Court of First Instance in Rabat to three years in prison and the payment of several fines.
This Thursday, December 9, the trial of former Minister of Human Rights, Mohamed Ziane is due to open before the Court of First Instance in Rabat. The former Bar Association president is being prosecuted, among other things, for defamation and contempt of the judiciary.
The Ministry of the Interior wants to prosecute lawyer Mohamed Ziane for his defamatory remarks against the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
Nearly 6 months after his arrest, the son of Me Ziane was sentenced to 3 years in prison with a fine of 30,000 DH. He is accused of being allegedly involved in a case of manufacturing and selling counterfeit surgical masks.
Suspended from his duties as a lawyer for one year, the former lawyer of journalist Taoufik Bouachrine condemns this sentence. Mohamed Ziane denounces an "attempt to stifle" the case.