Morocco
Moroccan Court Jails Woman for Adultery, Acquits Male Lover
A married woman living in Imintanout was sentenced to 5 months in prison for adultery. Her lover, on the other hand, was acquitted, as his wife had waived the legal action.
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Royal Gendarmerie
Morocco
Moroccan Man Faces Investigation for Illegally Moving Father's Body for Hometown Burial
A man in his forties illegally transferred the body of his father from the morgue of the Fez Hospital Center to the cemetery of his hometown, Taliouine, where he buried him last Friday. A judicial investigation has been opened by the brigade of the Royal Gendarmerie .
Morocco
Morocco Eases Security Measures as Gradual Reopening Begins
Morocco is beginning its gradual deconfinement starting this week. The services of the Royal Gendarmerie and the national security have begun to ease the restrictive measures put in place as part of the state of health emergency.
Morocco
Moroccan Mother Arrested for Infanticide of 3-Day-Old Baby Near Marrakech
A mother was arrested last Friday by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie , after admitting to having tortured and asphyxiated by strangulation her 3-day-old baby at her home in Amizmiz .
Morocco
Moroccan Gendarmes Enforce Outdated Travel Restrictions Despite New Guidelines
Some gendarmes, stationed at certain checkpoints, continue to demand the derogatory travel certificate issued by the authorities, despite circular No. 7651 from the Ministry of the Interior , which exempts public administration and private company personnel.
Morocco
French National Arrested Near Marrakech for Violating Lockdown and Assaulting Police
A French national was arrested on Wednesday, May 27, by elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Tahanaout, near Marrakech, for fleeing the scene, refusing to comply, insulting an authority figure, and violating the state of emergency.
Morocco
Morocco Considers Granting Judicial Police Status to Auxiliary Forces Amid COVID-19
The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior are drafting a text that could confer the status of judicial police to the auxiliary forces working alongside the police and gendarmerie in these times of COVID-19.
Morocco
Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Produces 17 Million Medical Masks Amid Pandemic
The Mask Manufacturing Unit (UFM) of the Royal Gendarmerie is running at full capacity and has already produced 17 million masks since February.
Morocco
Child Abuse Scandal in Khenifra: 8-Year-Old Tortured During Lockdown
The story of the torturing stepmother has not finished revealing all its secrets. We now learn that this 8-year-old child, living in Khenifra , had been subjected by his stepmother to torture sessions by fire, during the confinement.
Morocco
El Jadida Man Jailed for Multiple Offenses Including Mask Violation and Domestic Violence
The criminal chamber near the court of first instance of El Jadida recently sentenced a sexagenarian to 4 months in prison for violation of the state of emergency, domestic violence and issuing a bad check.
Morocco
Algerian Border Guards Seize 85 kg of Moroccan Cannabis in Major Drug Bust
Elements of the Border Guard Group (GGF) seized 85 kg of kif introduced from Morocco at the border at the end of the week.
Morocco
Moroccan Forces Arrest 5 Suspects in Sahara Buffer Zone Shooting Incident
Five individuals suspected of having fired shots in Amgala, 37 kilometers as the crow flies from Smara , towards the end of last month, were finally apprehended by the Royal Armed Forces .