The trial of the Moroccan living abroad (MRE) who simulated a burial to escape French justice opened before the Criminal Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Rabat and resulted in his conviction to a heavy prison sentence. He was tried for assault and battery resulting in death and use of a forged document.
A municipal employee in Sefrou, previously convicted of theft, finds herself behind bars again. This time, she is accused of falsifying a medical certificate to receive an insurance indemnity after a work accident.
Moroccan singer and actress Karima Gouit was prosecuted on bail for insulting a police officer.
The trial of the alleged drug baron, Reda Abakrim, alias Turbo, for the murder of Brahim Hajjaji committed in France in 2007 has been postponed again. He is also the main suspect in the murder of the husband of singer Rym Fikri.
The trial of an employee of a bank branch located in the Tghate district, accused of embezzling a sum of nearly 841,000 dirhams and his accomplices, opens before the court of first instance in Fez.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favor of Abdeslam Ouaddou in his dispute with Mouloudia d’Oujda. The former Moroccan international will receive compensation of 9 million dirhams from the club.
After a long absence, the Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is back in Morocco. Sentenced to a six-year prison term for rape and aggravated assault in a trial against a French woman, he has been granted permission to travel to the Kingdom.
The trial of the author of the controversial song "Sir tkabbi Atay" (Go pour tea) by rapper Youss45 will open this Monday before the correctional chamber of the court of first instance in Fez. The artist, prosecuted while in custody for incitement to debauchery, is being held in the Bourkaiz prison.
Accused of 17 rapes and sexual assaults, Salim Berrada, 38, was sentenced on Friday by the Paris criminal court to 18 years in prison. The former Moroccan photographer, nicknamed the " Tinder rapist " , was found guilty of twelve rapes and 3 sexual assaults.
The trial of the driver involved in the fatal accident in Azilal, which cost the lives of 10 people, has been postponed to April 4. The court of first instance in Azilal made the decision on Monday, granting the request of the defense lawyers.
Moroccan activist Youssef El Hirech was arrested on Tuesday for an alleged offense of attacking a public official, attacking authority and disseminating private information without consent on social networks.
The Correctional Court of Imintanout sentenced two people, a father and his son, to five months in prison and a fine of 2,000 dirhams each. They were prosecuted for preventing the holding of a Quran class .