After a first hearing held on Tuesday, the Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca postponed the trial of journalist Souleiman Raissouni to March 2, to give the defense time to refine its pleadings.
Maâti Monjib , professor of History and human rights activist, was supposed to be at the University of Tours this year as a visiting professor. But, since December 29, he has been incarcerated in Morocco and sentenced to one year in prison, for "undermining the internal security of the State".
Two Frenchmen and a Moroccan have been appearing since Monday before a special criminal court for terrorism. They are being tried for "membership of an armed gang for the purpose of committing terrorist acts," a crime for which they can be sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Released on bail, the popular singer Cheikha Trax will be required to appear before the court of first instance in Marrakech. Her trial is expected to open in the coming days.
The trial of the Kuwaiti national accused of pedophilia has been postponed again by the Court of Appeal of Marrakech . This is the 11th postponement since the accused fled the kingdom before the start of the legal proceedings initiated by the victim.
The former mission officer at the Élysée, Alexandre Benalla will appear before the Paris Criminal Court for "forgery", "use of forgery" and "unauthorized use" of professional documents. The trial date is not yet known.
The Court of Appeal has set Wednesday, January 27 as the date to deliver its verdict in the appeal trial of the "Hamza mon BB" case. On this date, the accused, already convicted at first instance, will be informed of their fate.
The chamber in charge of the trial of the 2017 Catalonia attacks has rejected the defense’s request for former commissioner José Villarejo to testify to confirm whether the mastermind of the group, the imam of Ripoll (Girona), Abdelbaki Es Satty, was a double agent working for the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI) and the Moroccan secret services.
17 people, including the former president of the municipal council of Laâyoune -El Marsa, Hassan Derham, will appear next Thursday before the investigating judge in charge of financial offenses at the Marrakech Court of Appeal. They are being prosecuted for "offenses of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, forgery and use of forgeries, and participation each in their own right".
Tough times for the boss of the Moroccan giant of phosphate fertilizers OCP. The group led by Mostafa Terrab is prohibited from continuing its exports to the North American market. This is the beginning of an unprecedented battle for the strategic North American market.
The Courtrai court, in the Flemish region, has sentenced a Moroccan father to five months in prison with probation for the misappropriation of 201,000 euros. This amount was paid by the insurance for the account of his severely disabled daughter due to a medical error at birth.
The verdict handed down by the court of first instance last February in the "Hamza mon BB" case remains unchanged. The Court of Appeal of Marrakech has confirmed the same sentences against the three defendants.