Morocco
Moroccan Bank Director Gets 4 Years for Embezzlement and Forgery
The Court of Appeal of Rabat sentenced the director of a Crédit Agricole agency to four years in prison for embezzlement and forgery and use of forgery.
Topic
Prison
Morocco
Morocco University Officials' Sentences Reduced in Sex-for-Grades Scandal
The two officials of Hassan 1st University, accused in the "sex for good grades" case, obtained last Thursday a reduction of their sentences by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Settat.
Morocco
Moroccan 'Rich Kid' Sentenced to 2 Years for Crashing into Wedding Procession While High
A few weeks after his arrest in Safi, the son of the owner of a private clinic who had rammed the procession of a wedding in early February in Essaouira before fleeing, was sentenced to two years in prison in the first instance.
Morocco
Moroccan Gendarmes Sentenced in Multi-Million Dirham Real Estate Scam
Found guilty of real estate fraud, three gendarmes - including one retired - were sentenced by the Financial Crimes Chamber of Rabat to cumulative sentences of 9 years in prison. The victims are real estate developers and businessmen operating in Témara and Ain Atiq.
Morocco
Morocco Postpones Appeal Trial in High-Profile Tattoo Assault Case
Initially scheduled for Monday, July 26, the examination of Khadija’s file , "the girl with the tattoos", has been postponed to September 19 next by the Court of Appeal of Beni Mellal.
Morocco
French Rapper Mister You Arrested at Airport, Begins Prison Sentence for Drug-Related Charges
While he was going to Morocco to spend his vacation there, the rapper Mister You was arrested at Orly airport (Val-de-Marne) and then incarcerated in the prison of La Santé (14th arrondissement of Paris).
Spain
Dutch-Moroccan Man Jailed for Marbella Nightclub Shooting, Four Injured
The Marbella investigating court has ordered the provisional detention without bail of the Dutch national of Moroccan origin and his friend, suspected perpetrators of the shooting that occurred in the early morning of Monday in a nightclub in Marbella (Malaga).
Morocco
Comedian Jamel Debbouze Criticizes Harsh Sentence for Actor's Offensive Video in Morocco
Jamel Debbouze spoke again about the case of Brahim Bouhlel, the Franco-Algerian actor sentenced to prison in Morocco for posting on social media videos with degrading content for Moroccan women and children.
Spain
Moroccan Inmate Walks Out of Spanish Prison Amid Security Lapse
A Moroccan escaped on Friday, July 8 from the Antoni Asunción prison in Picassent (Valencia), where he was serving a sentence for violations of health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Belgium
Paris Attacks Terrorist Salah Abdeslam Moved to Belgian Prison for Brussels Bombing Trial
Sentenced to life imprisonment in France for his role in the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris, Salah Abdeslam has been transferred from France and incarcerated in the Ittre prison in Belgium, and will have to be tried for his involvement in the Brussels attacks.
France
Moroccan Man Jailed for Attacking Firefighters, Arson in Eastern France
A 38-year-old Moroccan was sentenced to eight months in prison for throwing tiles at firefighters and setting fire to his apartment in Audincourt (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region).
France
Paris Attacks Mastermind Accepts Life Sentence, No Appeal Filed
Sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his involvement in the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris, Salah Abdeslam did not appeal his conviction. He had 10 days to do so, a deadline that expired at midnight on Monday.