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The Tangier Court of Appeal on Thursday sentenced Mohamed Hamid Bajjou to 25 years in prison. The 25-year-old French-Moroccan national is known as the mastermind of a criminal gang targeting cryptocurrency figures in France. According to local outlet Tanja7, he was found guilty of «forming a criminal gang, attempted premeditated murder, kidnapping and unlawful detention involving torture, ransom demands, possession of firearms without authorization, and drug trafficking». He was also ordered to pay one million dirhams to each of the victims.
Arrested in Morocco in June 2025 under a red notice issued by Paris through Interpol, Mohamed Hamid Bajjou was not extradited because of his dual nationality. The trial, held in Morocco, ended with his conviction over his role in the kidnapping and torture of, among others, David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, the French cryptocurrency wallet company, in a case involving a €10 million ransom demand.
When Mohamed Hamid Bajjou was arrested, an arsenal of bladed weapons was seized from his home.
