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On Friday, April 4, the investigating judge at the Casablanca Court of Appeal granted provisional release to the four suspects in the the Bennis-Alj-Slaoui rape case, according to a defense lawyer cited by Le360. Kamil Bennis, M’hammed Alj, Saad Slaoui, and Ahmed Daghbour had been in custody since November 2024, charged with the rape of French national Félix Sixtine and the assault and battery of her partner, Mohamed Amine Naguib.
The decision follows a major turning point in the case: the withdrawal of Félix Sixtine’s rape complaint on March 7. She stated that she could no longer recall part of the evening spent at Bennis’s home and that her initial account did not accurately reflect the events. A confrontation between her and the accused was held before the investigating judge on March 28.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Amine Naguib also withdrew his complaint, though he maintained his testimony against the four men. He is currently serving a four-month prison sentence for defamation against the lawyer of one of the accused.
As of now, the prosecution has not appealed the decision to release the suspects. The trial of the four accused is still expected to go ahead.
