
Legal Loophole Frees Moroccan Suspect in Major French Drug Bust
A legal loophole has benefited a Moroccan arrested with ten suitcases of drugs and tried before the Draguignan criminal court. He regained his freedom after a procedural annulment.

A legal loophole has benefited a Moroccan arrested with ten suitcases of drugs and tried before the Draguignan criminal court. He regained his freedom after a procedural annulment.

The victims of the Brussels attacks have requested to be heard in the presence of Mohamed Abrini and the other accused. They will give their testimony before the Brussels Assize Court in charge of trying the case.

Opened on Monday, February 27, the trial of Moroccan jihadist Douha Mounib, a midwife who became a follower of the Islamic State (IS), ended on Wednesday with her conviction to 12 years in prison.

A few days after the conviction of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred to 6 years in prison for aggravated rape , his father, Bachir Abdou, who had remained silent since the beginning of this case, broke his silence, expressing his "deep sadness".

The trial of Douha Mounib, a midwife who returned from Syria where she served under the Daesh caliphate, opened on Monday, February 27 before the special assize court in Paris. She had tried to escape from the Fresnes prison.

Convicted by the second chamber in charge of financial crimes, several elected officials are back in court. These include the president of the Oriental region and the mayor of Oujda, prosecuted for embezzlement of public funds.

The verdict is in. After seven hours of deliberation, the Paris Assize Court on Friday, February 24 sentenced Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred to six years in prison for rape and aggravated assault.

The verdict is in for Saad Lamjarred, the Moroccan pop star accused of rape and aggravated assault. The singer, who has been on trial since February 20 before the assize court in Paris, was sentenced to six years in prison, with immediate detention, this Friday, February 24.

The public prosecutor has requested a 7-year prison sentence against Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred , whose trial for a 2016 rape case began on Monday at the Paris Assize Court.

The defense of the alleged murderer of a young Moroccan in Calas de Mallorca in July 2021 has mentioned in its conclusions at the trial opened on Wednesday the possibility that his client be sentenced to three years in prison for a crime of intentional bodily harm or manslaughter due to serious negligence.

Eric Zemmour is back in court for his controversial remarks on Islam and immigration , after a decision by the Court of Cassation overturning his acquittal handed down in September 2021.

The human rights activist, Rida Benotmane , has seen his prison sentence reduced from three years to one and a half years by the Moroccan justice system. He had been convicted for publishing on Facebook comments calling for protests against the "extremism" of the police in Morocco. He has decided to appeal.