Belgium
Belgian Sisters Linked to ISIS Face Retrial After Syria Return
The Antwerp Criminal Court will look into the case of the two sisters repatriated from Turkey to Belgium at the end of November. Their lawyer announced it on Tuesday.
Topic
Prison
Morocco
Moroccan Court Convicts 12 in Fatal Navy Shooting of Migrant Teen
The court of first instance in Tétouan has delivered its verdict in the Hayat Belkacem case. This is the young girl who lost her life in September 2018 while trying to cross the Mediterranean.
Morocco
Moroccan Drug Lord Offers Judge $1 Million Bribe in Major Trafficking Case
An international drug trafficker offered the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Kénitra to choose an amount between 1 and 10 million dirhams, in exchange for his release.
Morocco
Former Moroccan Soccer Player Dies by Suicide in El Arjat Prison
A former player of AS FAR, convicted for his involvement in a murder case, committed suicide on Tuesday. The tragedy took place at the local prison of El Arjat.
Morocco
Drug Baron Arrested After Failed Bribery Attempt in Moroccan Cannabis Case
Involved in a drug trafficking case of three and a half tons of cannabis resin (chira) seized on the beach of Kénitra , a drug trafficker failed in his attempt to bribe the investigating judge at the Kénitra Court of Appeal. Offended, the magistrate ordered his detention.
Morocco
Moroccan Prison Officials Refute Claims of Abuse in Inmate Death Investigation
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) has denied the allegations of aggression or unlawful treatment suffered by the deceased prisoner, (M.H), who died on October 13.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Sentences Teenage Protester to 5 Years in Prison for Rioting
The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Al Hoceima sentenced, on Tuesday, December 10, a minor to 5 years in prison, for having participated in the demonstrations in the region.
Morocco
Former Moroccan MP Sentenced to 2 Years for Corruption and Embezzlement
Two years in prison and a fine of 320,000 dirhams. This is the sentence handed down by the criminal chamber in charge of financial crimes at the Court of Appeal of Fez against Mohamed Semsam, the Provincial Coordinator of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) of Sefrou.
Morocco
Morocco Launches Massive HIV and Syphilis Screening for 20,000 Prisoners
The AIDS screening campaign launched in Moroccan prisons ends on December 25. According to the General Delegation for Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), 20,000 inmates will benefit from it.
Spain
Spanish Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Smuggling 12kg of Moroccan Cannabis into France
Francisco Campanario, 59, a Spanish national from Seville, was sentenced to four years in prison and ten years of ban from the territory. Customs discovered 12kg of cannabis in his vehicle during a check at the La Turbie toll booth on the A8.
Belgium
Belgian ISIS Fighter Seeks Repatriation from Syrian Prison to Face Trial at Home
Abdellah Nouamane wishes to be repatriated from Syria. The jihadist imprisoned in a high-security prison in Hassaké, confided to a VTM team his desire to return to serve his sentence in Belgium.
Morocco
Man Jailed for Illegally Halting Casablanca Tram After Soccer Match
The Tramway Police Brigade arrested a man who, without any valid reason, immobilized a tramway for nearly 10 minutes. This was on Saturday, November 23 in Casablanca, after the last derby match.