Calls for moralization of the political scene are almost a constant in the speeches of King Mohammed VI, since his accession to the throne. More than 20 MPs have been dragged to court so far.
Many parliamentarians are either behind bars or under judicial prosecution since the last general elections. The list includes more than 20 MPs, most of them are from the National Rally of Independents, followed by the Constitutional Union Party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party, then the Socialist Union and the Popular Movement.
Moroccan party PPS proposes to impose heavier prison sentences on child sexual abuse convicts. MPs from the party submitted a bill with said amendments.