Morocco
Moroccan Comedy Star Jailed Over Unpaid Actor Wages and Fraud Allegations
Abdelfettah Jouadi , Moroccan comedian and producer, was placed in detention on the orders of the Casablanca prosecutor’s office on Wednesday.
Topic
Prison
France
Moroccan Truckers Sentenced for Smuggling 76 kg of Cannabis into France
The Montauban Judicial Court sentenced two Moroccan truckers to two years in prison for transporting 76 kg of marijuana and cannabis resin. They had been intercepted on the A 20 by the customs authorities of Tarn-et-Garonne.
France
Moroccan Man Sentenced to 9 Months for Unlicensed Driving and Threats to Police in Pau, France
Arrested on Wednesday during a traffic check at a roundabout on Boulevard Alsace-Lorraine in Pau, Soufiane, a 45-year-old Moroccan, was sentenced on Thursday to 9 months in prison for driving without a license in recidivism, insults and death threats against police officers.
Morocco
Former Moroccan Lawmaker Sentenced to 5 Years for Raping Disabled Minor
The criminal chamber of the court of first instance of the court of appeal of Fez has just sentenced the former MP Rachid El Fayek to 5 years in prison for the "rape" of a mentally disabled minor.
Morocco
Former Moroccan Minister Mohamed Ziane's Health Deteriorates in Prison, Family Reports
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.
France
Moroccan Man in France Sentenced to 4 Years for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault
A Moroccan residing in Mulhouse appeared before the court on charges of habitual violence, sequestration and sexual assault against his wife. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Morocco
Tangier Official Jailed in Spanish Visa Fraud Scandal at Consulate
The vice-president of the Bni Makada district in Tangier has just fallen victim to the Schengen visa fraud case that hit the Spanish consulate in Tangier.
Morocco
Police Commissioner and Bank Director Jailed for $260,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Morocco
Prosecuted for misappropriation of funds and falsification of digital documents, a police commissioner and the director of a bank agency were sentenced to 8 and 3 years in prison by the Marrakech Court of Appeal.
Spain
Spain's Supreme Court to Review 1991 Rape Conviction in Potential Wrongful Imprisonment Case
The Supreme Court of Spain has agreed to re-examine the case of the Moroccan Ahmed Tommouhi, wrongly convicted of a series of rapes in 1991.
Spain
Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of Ride-Share Driver Sent to Psychiatric Prison
The man who killed a VTC driver of Moroccan origin three days ago in Fuengirola, in the Malaga region, has been admitted to the psychiatric prison center in Seville.
Morocco
Moroccan Bank Officials Charged in $1 Million Embezzlement Scheme
Four officials of a bank branch in Tétouan, involved in a case of embezzlement of more than ten million dirhams, are being prosecuted in detention by the Rabat Court of Appeal. A fifth is being prosecuted on provisional release.
Belgium
Brussels Attack Terrorists Wiretapped: Abdeslam and Abrini's Prison Conversations Reveal Ongoing Threat
Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini, convicted for the Maelbeek and Zaventem attacks in 2016, were wiretapped in the Bruges prison. These recordings reveal the personality traits of the two men of Moroccan origin.