Affaire Paradise Beach Resort : Droit de réponse de Larbi Tadlaoui

Suite à notre article daté du 12 décembre 2017 consacré à la mobilisation à Londres d’un collectif d’investisseurs dans le projet immobilier Paradise Beach Resort, M. Larbi Tadlaoui, promoteur du projet, nous a fait part d’un droit de réponse par la voie de son conseil juridique agissant de Paris et transmis à notre rédaction via son correspondant au Maroc. Il tient par ce courrier à «corriger

Maroc : Des dizaines de responsables épinglés pour corruption

A l’issue du Conseil de gouvernement tenu jeudi à Rabat, le Chef du gouvernement, Saâdeddine El Othmani, a indiqué que des dizaines de responsables étaient poursuivis pour corruption. Selon lui, leurs dossiers sont traités par la justice «qui dira son dernier mot». Il ajoute que parmi les concernés par l’enquête, certains sont en cours de jugement : «Nous n’avons pas le droit de dénoncer une personne

Dozens of public officials are prosecuted for corruption, according to El Othmani

Prime Minister, Saad Eddine El Othmani, said Thursday that dozens of public officials are prosecuted for corruption, and that their cases are processed by the courts that «will have to pronounce their verdicts». Speaking at the government council, El Othmani stated that several other officials are currently being investigated for curroption allegations while others are being tried. «We do not have the right to denounce a person arrested for corruption, as he or she can be

Fès : Trois individus arrêtés pour kidnapping présumé

Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de la ville de Fès a arrêté, jeudi, trois individus pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire d’enlèvement d’un mineur et de demande de rançon. Dans un communiqué, la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) indique qu’il s’agit d’un règlement de compte, dans le cadre d'une affaire liée à la

France : The Paris Appeal Court keeps Tariq Ramadan in prison

The French-Swiss Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan, detained over rape accusations, will remain in prison, according to Agence France-Presse. The Paris Appeal Courton rejected Thursday his appeal against his detention. Before taking a decision, the investigating chamber had appointed a medical expert. The latter ruled that Tariq Ramadan's condition is compatible with his detention. Arrested on February the 2nd, the 55-year-old intellectual has claimed that he was suffering from multiple sclerosis

The Netherlands will appeal the extradition of Said Chaou to Morocco

The Dutch authorities will appeal against a court’s decision demanding the extradition of Said Chaou to Morocco, a Dutch diplomatic source told MAP news agency. «The Minister of Justice and Security and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have taken note of the court's decision on the extradition of Said Chaou accused of drug trafficking», Désirée Bonis the Dutch ambassador in Rabat told the same source. «The Dutch Minister of Justice and Security and the

Les Pays-Bas feront appel concernant l’extradition vers le Maroc de Said Chaou

Les autorités néerlandaises vont interjeter appel contre la décision du tribunal au sujet de l’extradition vers le Maroc du dénommé Said Chaou, qui fait l’objet d’un mandat d’arrêt international pour trafic de stupéfiants, apprend la MAP, ce jeudi, de source diplomatique néerlandaise. «Le ministre de la Justice et de la sécurité et la ministre des Affaires étrangères ont pris

Spain : A Moroccan national is facing a two-year sentence for assault charges

A 19-year-old Moroccan man is facing a two-year prison sentence for breaking a minor's jaw, La Nueva España newspaper reported. A sentence requested by the public prosecutor at the Gijón court (north), which also demanded expulsing the man from the Spanish territory for eight years. The facts took place on May 21, 2017 at 3 am. Imad A., who had played a boxing match that day, arrived with a 17-year-old miner. With others, he punched the victim several times, the prosecutor said.

A kiss of death : Joseph Blatter supports Morocco’s World Cup bid

Joseph «Sepp» Blatter, a Swiss football administrator who was president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015, has openly backed Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid. He tweeted on Thursday that «Morocco would be the logical host! And it is time for Africa again!» He added saying referring to the joint bid presented by the three American nations, namely USA, Canada and Mexico : «co-Hosting rejected by FIFA after 2002». This is not the first time that Blatter

A Gdim Izik defendant died Wednesday in Laayoune

Last night at Hassan Belmehdi hospital in Laayoune, Mohamed El Ayoubi, one of the defendants of the Gdim Izik's group, died. Sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Salé Court of Appeal, the deceased enjoyed freedom of movement and lived at his place. He had a serious illness and had never been incarcerated, unlike other members of the group, apart from Hassan Alia, who lives in Spain. Because of his health condition, Mohamed El Ayoubi could not appear at the court which pronounced a