Morocco
Moroccan Banker Faces Trial for $1.2 Million Client Fund Embezzlement Scheme
The banker from Tangier accused of embezzling 12 million dirhams from his clients’ accounts, as well as his 26 co-defendants, will soon be informed of their fate.
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Trial
France
Life Sentence for Accomplice in 2016 Magnanville Police Murders
Accused of being an accomplice to the jihadist Larossi Abballa in the murder of a couple of police officers in Magnanville on June 13, 2016, Mohamed Lamine Aberouz was sentenced Wednesday to life imprisonment by the special assize court in Paris.
Morocco
Corruption Probe Targets President of Moroccan Spa Town Council
The provincial council of Moulay Yacoub, a locality known for its thermal spa, located near Fez, is shaken by a financial scandal. Its president Jawad Al-Dawahi is accused of "misappropriation of public funds" and "embezzlement".
France
Moroccan Man Sentenced in Montpellier Drug-Related Shooting, Suspect Still at Large
The Montpellier Raid unit had arrested at the end of September a Moroccan, the alleged perpetrator of a gunshot on an individual currently on the run and actively sought. The criminal court sentenced him to two years in prison, one of which was firm.
Morocco
Moroccan Banker Sentenced to 5 Years for $3.8 Million Embezzlement Scheme
A former employee of a bank in Tétouan , accused of embezzling funds worth 3 million dirhams and 600,000 euros, was sentenced to five years in prison by the Criminal Chamber of the First Instance Court in charge of financial crimes at the Court of Appeal of Rabat.
Morocco
Plastic Surgeon's Trial Expands: Family Members Face Fraud Allegations in Casablanca Clinic Case
The trial of the famous plastic surgeon, Dr Hassan Tazi, owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, human trafficking, abuse of weakness and fraud, continues before the Court of Appeal of Casablanca. Serious charges have been brought against his brother and his wife.
Belgium
Brussels Court Suspends Extradition of Paris Attacks Convict Salah Abdeslam
The Brussels Court of Appeal announced on Tuesday the temporary suspension of the extradition of Salah Abdeslam to France. This decision comes after his conviction in Brussels for his role in the March 22, 2016 attacks.
Morocco
Prominent Moroccan Surgeon Weeps During Human Trafficking Trial
As he was following the interrogation of one of the defendants during the last hearing of his trial before the Casablanca Court of Appeal, the famous plastic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Tazi , owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, human trafficking, abuse of weakness and fraud, broke down in tears.
France
Lost Phone Leads to Major Drug Trafficking Bust in Nancy, France
The trial of nine members of a drug trafficking network opened on Thursday at the Specialized Interregional Jurisdiction (Jirs) in Nancy. The network, which was supplied from several countries including Morocco, was dismantled after the discovery, by a passer-by, of the mobile phone of one of the suspects.
Morocco
Moroccan Singer Wins Decade-Long Plagiarism Case Against The Chemical Brothers
The International Court of The Hague ruled in favor of Moroccan singer Najat Aatabou who had filed a plagiarism complaint against the famous British group The Chemical Brothers.
Morocco
Moroccan MP on Trial for Corruption and Document Falsification in Nador Scandal
Mohamed Aberchane, the Ittihadi MP from Nador, is being prosecuted for corruption, falsification of official documents and mismanagement of the commune of Iaazanene.
Spain
Spanish Court Reopens Case of Moroccan Teen's Death in Juvenile Detention Center
The Court of First Instance of Purchena has decided, at the request of the public prosecutor’s office, to hold a trial for minor offenses concerning the death of Iliass Tahiri , the 18-year-old Moroccan who died on July 1, 2019 at the Tierras de Oria juvenile detention center in Almeria.