France
Moroccan Youth Sentenced for Pickpocketing Spree in Bayonne, France
The Bayonne Judicial Court sentenced a young Moroccan to 6 months in prison on Monday, July 12, for a series of pickpocketing incidents.
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Prison
Morocco
US Criticizes Moroccan Journalist's Conviction, Citing Fair Trial Concerns
The United States has reacted to the conviction of journalist Soulaiman Raissouni, who was sentenced to five years in prison for rape and kidnapping. They say they are closely following the case of Omar Radi , another journalist also prosecuted for similar reasons.
Morocco
Moroccan Journalist Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Assault, Press Freedom Groups Demand Release
The verdict in the case of Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni has been handed down. The editor-in-chief of the daily Akhbar Al Yaoum was sentenced to five years in prison with a fine of 100,000 dirhams (about 9,500 euros) for "sexual assault" on an LGBT activist. His support committee and Reporters Without Borders are demanding his release pending a "fair" appeal trial.
Spain
Spanish Court Denies Extradition of Convicted Murderer to Morocco
The Provincial Court of Cadiz has rejected in an order the request of the lawyer of Mohamed Amahda, known as Tony, who had requested his extradition to Morocco last April to serve the rest of his sentence. The accused had been sentenced in 2013 for the murder of Laura Gutierrez, a young nursing student, to a sentence of 18 years and 3 months in prison, reduced in 2014 by the Supreme Court to 14 and a half years.
Morocco
Moroccan YouTuber Sentenced to Prison for Defaming Royal Prince
The Moroccan justice system has sentenced Mustapha Semlali alias "Allal Al Qadous" to two years in prison and a fine of 5,000 DH for defaming Prince Moulay Rachid.
Spain
Moroccan Man Faces 16-Year Sentence for Brutal Attack on Ex-Wife in Canary Islands
The justice system has requested a 16-year prison sentence against a Moroccan who violently assaulted his ex-partner in 2019 in Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Canary Islands) while he was already under a restraining order.
Morocco
Moroccan Journalist Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Assault Amid Hunger Strike Controversy
The Court of Appeal of Casablanca sentenced, on Friday, July 9, the journalist Soulaimane Raissouni to five years in prison for rape and kidnapping. He has been on a hunger strike for more than 90 days.
Morocco
Moroccan Man Faces Prison for Allegedly Robbing Injured Victim in Salou
The Tarragona prosecutor’s office has requested two years in prison against a Moroccan accused of depriving a wounded man he pretended to help in Salou of his belongings.
Spain
Moroccan Man Loses Custody After Fatal Stabbing of Ex-Wife in Spain
The Barbastro investigating court withdrew the parental rights of the Moroccan who stabbed his ex-wife Hassna A, 35, also of Moroccan origin, to death in front of their three children. The couple had divorced two months before the murder, which occurred on Wednesday.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Increases Sentence to Life for Child Murderer in Ikhlas Case
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Nador increased the sentence of the main defendant in the case of the kidnapping and murder of little Ikhlas , sentencing him to life imprisonment. In the first instance, the man had been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Morocco
Son and Mother Sentenced in Moroccan Parricide Case: 20 and 15 Years
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tangier sentenced a young man and his mother to 20 years and 15 years in prison respectively for parricide .
Morocco
Moroccan Protest Leader Zefzafi Hospitalized After Collapsing in Prison Cell
Nasser Zefzafi was admitted on Tuesday to a hospital in Tangier after losing consciousness in his cell. This is the third time he has been transferred to a health center since February.