Morocco
Moroccan Family Sues King Mohammed VI in Marrakech Land Dispute
Here is an unusual case! A Moroccan family has just brought a case against Sovereign Mohammed VI over a property dispute in Marrakech.
Topic
Trial
France
Canadian Driver Arrested at French Border with 242 kg of Moroccan Cannabis
A routine check by customs officers in the Bielsa tunnel in the Hautes-Pyrénées led to the discovery of nearly 250 kilos of Moroccan cannabis in a car driven by a Canadian national.
France
Moroccan Man on Trial for Wife's 2015 Murder in Paris Suburb
The trial of Brahim J, accused of having killed his wife in 2015 in the Paris region, before throwing her body into a canal, opens this Monday before the Assize Court of Val-d’Oise. The man of Moroccan origin faces life imprisonment.
Morocco
Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Racist Attack on Muslim Woman on Train
Sean Devlin was found guilty of verbally and physically assaulting Malika Touirtou, a 63-year-old Moroccan-American woman, on a train, before shouting that she had a bomb in her bag. He allegedly beat her up. A judge has just sentenced him, among other things, to 2 years in prison.
Morocco
Moroccan Court Clarifies: No Marital Rape Conviction in Tangier Domestic Violence Case
While many associations and generally Moroccans had applauded the decision of the Tangier court to sentence the perpetrator of a rape on his wife to two years in prison last December, the said court now denies this information.
Morocco
Moroccan Imam Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Abuse of 7 Minors
The Court of Appeal of Marrakech has just sentenced an imam to imprisonment for sexually abusing several underage girls.
Morocco
Moroccan Railway Ordered to Pay $2,000 for Chronic Train Delays
A trainee lawyer won his case against the National Railway Office (ONCF) last month, receiving the sum of 20,000 dirhams. Reason for the accusation? the multiple delays of the trains!
Morocco
Moroccan Woman's Trial for Gruesome UAE Murder-Cannibalism Case Delayed
The Moroccan woman who in November 2018 killed and cooked her lover, before offering him to be eaten by Pakistani workers, has just had her trial postponed in the United Arab Emirates.
Morocco
Spanish-Swiss Suspect in Moroccan Hikers' Murder Case Faces Trial
Arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of two Scandinavians last December near Mount Toubkal, the Spanish-Swiss national is expected in court this Monday.
Belgium
Belgian Mother Sentenced for Stabbing Daughter Over Secret Islamic Marriage
A 3-year prison sentence was handed down by a Belgian court against a woman who stabbed her daughter following her conversion to Islam and for having married "in secret".
France
French Couple Fined, Given Suspended Sentence for Illegal Halal Poultry Operation
A couple in France has just been sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison sentence and a €7,500 fine each for setting up an illegal halal poultry slaughterhouse.
Morocco
Morocco Sentences 17 Protesters to Prison in Jerada Unrest Crackdown
Prison sentences of up to four years have been handed down against 17 people prosecuted in the context of the protest movement that hit the Jerada region.