AXA Assurance Maroc, a subsidiary of the French multinational insurance firm, sued the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) party and its newspaper Al Ittihad al Ichtiraki for an unpaid insurance premium. Within a week, the justice minister’s party was sentenced without being able to defend itself in court.
In a report on the Hirak protests and trial, the National Committee for Human Rights urged the state to investigate torture and inhuman treatment allegations. However, it indicated that the trial respected human rights and highlighted violence against the police during the protests in Al Hoceima.