The Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office is in favor of reducing the pre-trial detention rate in Morocco. The Attorney General of the King at the Court of Cassation, El Hassan Daki, indicated this on Friday in Tétouan, during a study day on "pre-trial detention in Morocco".
The mobilization in favor of the release of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni is still as strong. A solidarity sit-in was organized on Thursday, in front of the Oukacha prison in Casablanca to alert on the critical health of the former editor-in-chief of the daily Akhbar Al Yaoum.
The national Covid-19 vaccination campaign, launched in Morocco at the end of January, is continuing and is slowly but surely reaching all segments of society. Among the people currently being taken into account are incarcerated persons, 40% of whom have been vaccinated.
The Montpellier criminal court sentenced Moroccan international Youssef El Arabi to one year in prison and a fine of 3,000 euros for his involvement in an assault on two minors.
In support of journalist Soulaiman Raissouni, the France Committee in support of Maâti Monjib is launching an international hunger strike campaign on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. To this end, it is inviting democratic men and women to observe a symbolic 24-hour hunger strike tomorrow.
The Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal of Safi ordered, on Saturday, a judicial investigation following a homicide reported on social networks. Three people strongly suspected have been detained in the local prison of Safi pending the completion of the investigation.
The trial of Mounir Kiouh, a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE) accused of having killed a 2-year-old baby in an apartment in Namur in 2005 opens before the court of Tétouan. Jennifer Devos, the mother of the young victim, only wishes "that he remains in prison, that he serves the heaviest possible sentence for having destroyed an entire family."
The trial of the three Agen police officers suspected of having assaulted a young Moroccan during his arrest and custody opened on Thursday, May 20 before the judicial court of Auch. The public prosecutor requested sentences of three to five months in prison with a suspended sentence and a temporary ban on practicing for three months for the defendants.
The Val de Briey Judicial Court (Meurthe-et-Moselle) sentenced a wheelchair-bound man to two years in prison, with one year of probationary suspension, with continued detention, for domestic violence against his Moroccan wife, between November 2020 and April 2021. The defendant is in prison, after an immediate appearance.
The Casablanca Court of Appeal sentenced the son of the founder of the Moroccan liberal party Mohammed Ziane, who was involved in a counterfeit mask case, to an additional six months in prison.
The Administration of the Local Prison of Ain Sebaa 1 reacted to the statements of the wife of journalist Souleimane Raissouni. She had claimed on social networks that the penitentiary institution had not allowed the journalist to contact his family.
On the occasion of the celebration of Eid Al Fitr, King Mohammed VI granted a pardon to 810 people, including 17 detainees from Al Hoceima and 12 repentant terrorists convicted by various courts in the kingdom. These people convicted of various crimes are either at liberty or in detention.