Marrakech ex mayor Mohamed Larbi Belkaid acquitted in COP22 contracts case
The criminal chamber in charge of financial cases at the Marrakech Court of Appeal on Tuesday acquitted Mohamed Larbi Belkaid, the former mayor of Marrakech and a member of the PJD, as well as MP Younes Benslimane, a member of the RNI, in the case involving contracts awarded as part of preparations for COP22.
The court thereby overturned the first-instance ruling handed down in January 2026, which had sentenced the two officials to two years in prison, fined them 20,000 dirhams each, and