Morocco
Moroccan Court Acquits Driver, Rejects WhatsApp-Based Traffic Report
The Court of First Instance in Ouarzazate acquitted a driver accused of speeding, considering the report of the offense, established via WhatsApp, to be irregular.
Topic
Rights and Justice
France
French Court Allows Moroccan Sahara Produce Imports, Rebuffing Polisario Challenge
Morocco can continue to export its Charentais melons and cherry tomatoes produced in its southern provinces to France. This is the result of a recent decision by the French Council of State, which sounds like a setback for the Polisario and its allies.
Spain
Moroccan Man Confesses to Killing Pregnant Wife and Son in Spanish Court
The trial of Ali Khouch, a 39-year-old Moroccan, accused of killing his pregnant wife and their 7-year-old son in Sa Pobla (Majorca) in May 2021, continued this Monday, January 27 before the provincial court of the Balearic Islands. The defendant confessed to his crime. He faces life imprisonment.
Morocco
Man Swallows $40,000 Check During Dispute with Lawyer in Morocco
Accused of issuing a bounced check worth 400,000 dirhams, a man bit the hand of a lawyer for the victim and swallowed the check during a "reconciliation session" in her office.
France
Trial Begins for Man Accused in Fatal Stabbing of Partner in Marmande, France
Accused of stabbing his partner, Laura de Pradena Caceres, to death in Marmande, Younès Moudni, a 44-year-old Moroccan, faces a sentence of life imprisonment.
Belgium
Family Seeks Justice for 20-Year-Old Moroccan Man Killed in Brussels Attack
Victim of a violent attack in the back of a cafe in Saint-Gilles in July 2023, Amine El Aamri, 20, succumbed to his injuries. After nearly two years of investigation, justice is considering referring the case to the criminal court. The victim’s family, of Moroccan origin, cries out for injustice.
Belgium
Moroccan Slaughterhouse Managers Face Trial for Alleged Migrant Exploitation
Prosecuted before the Bruges criminal court for having exploited migrants, two Moroccans, managers of chicken slaughterhouses in Kortrijk and Ingelmunster, deny the facts, simply recognizing undeclared work. They risk heavy prison sentences.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Sentences Three to 7 Years for Money Transfer Agency Robberies
Seven years in prison. This is the sentence handed down by the Rabat Court of Appeal against each of the three members of a criminal network specializing in the robbery of money transfer agencies in several cities of the kingdom.
Morocco
Carrefour Drops Lawsuit Against Moroccan Activist Who Called for Boycott
Carrefour has just withdrawn its complaint against an activist who had called at the end of December on his social networks to boycott the store of the French brand in Asfi.
France
French Court Convicts Ringleaders in Agricultural Labor Exploitation Scheme
Tried for human exploitation, fraud and money laundering in the agricultural sector, the masterminds of a network that mainly recruited illegal labor from Morocco for service companies in agriculture in various regions of France were sentenced to one year in prison.
Spain
Gibraltar Police Officers Face Retrial in 2020 Fatal Boat Collision Case
The families of Mustafa Dris, 49, and Mohamed Abdeslam Ahmed, 40, two men from Sebta killed in Spanish waters by a Royal Gibraltar Police patrol boat in March 2020, continue to demand justice. A new hearing is scheduled for May 2025.
Spain
Family Demands Justice for Pregnant Woman Murdered in Almeria, Spain
The family of Mariam Fajouni, alias "Meri", a 38-year-old woman of Moroccan origin murdered on December 30 in Almeria, is demanding justice for the murder of their daughter who would have been three months pregnant.