The fourth suspect in the MP Merdas case was deported on Thursday by Turkish authorities and retrieved by Moroccan police. The accused is the nephew of the first suspect accused of shooting and killing the former Moroccan member of the parliament Abdellatif Merdas as he was getting ready to leave his car outside his house in Casablanca on the 7th of March. The national security services released a communiqué today explaining that the suspect had a criminal record and that he
Local authorities of Taroudant province announced on Wednesday the discovery of a girl’s corpse. The lifeless 5 year-old's body was found in a field located in Douar Jdid in Ahmar Laglalcha region, she had signs of violence in her head. Members of the royal gendarmerie of Taroudant on Thursday identified and arrested the suspect who is 19. The young man admitted that he beat the girl’s head with a rock to death. The suspect was placed under custody for investigation purposes
The Moroccan singer, Saad Lamjarred has been released under house arrest today nearly six months after he was jailed for raping and violating a 20 year-old French girl. The 32 year old singer will be «released today and he will have afterwards to wear an ankle monitor», said Eric Dupond-Moretti lawyer of Saad Lamjarred to Yabiladi. According to a Huffington Post Maroc article, Saad Lamjarred, «won’t be able to leave France» and will be confined by authorities to
Threatened by terrorism and faced with populist policies, the world is living an era where political risk is reoccurring in emerging economies. The dilemma as reported by the Aon Political risk and Terrorism and political violence map affects investors, corporations and governments on an international level. However, Morocco remains a safe bet for it is ranked as a medium risk country.
Arrested in October 2016 in Paris, Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is still jailed in the Fleury-Mérogis prison. After his trial took place in Tuesday 11th April, the singer’s lawyer refused to disclose any of the proceedings or the verdict to the media, as Al Arabiya’s online newspaper reported. Mohamed Oumoussi, Al Arabiya journalist who witnessed the circumstances of the trial, tweeted about Eric Dupont-Moretti lawyer of Lamjarred: «Saad’s lawyer
Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch political party PVV, is supposed to set in October for an appeal trial on his hate-speech case. The anti-Muslim politician will have to stand in court on the 24th and 26th of October to attend the hearings. The court in The Hague will subsequently make a decision on the case on the 9th of November as reported by online newspaper NLTIMES. Wilders' hate-speech crime took place in March 2014 when he made discriminating comments on Moroccans
The UN Secretary-General ,Antonio Guterres, called for initiating talks between Morocco and the Polisario front in the report presented for review to the Security Council on Monday. «I intend to propose that the negotiating process be relaunched with a new dynamic and a new spirit», said Guterres as reported by Reuters. The UN report stressed on the need of bringing the two parts together and tries to find a solution for the ongoing conflicts. «For progress to be made, the
«The government restrictions on religion and the social hostilities involving religion» study indicates that the use of force against religious groups increased in 2015 compared to the previous years. The report published yesterday 11th of April by the Pew Research Center puts Morocco among the countries with the highest government restrictions on religion.
The transformation of the old Museum of archeology continues with a major and complete renovation plan. Known now as the museum of History and Civilization, the gallery will open its gates to the public today 12th of April according to a communiqué that was sent to Yabiladi. The museum went through 12 months of renovation that were paid for by the National Foundation of Museums, the organization that targets the preservation and enrichment of «the Moroccan museum
The police of Saxe, a region located in eastern Germany, have reportedly prevented a terrorist attack, according to Die Bild. The suspect is a 25 year-old Moroccan man who got arrested on Saturday night 8th of April in Leipzig. He was planning to attack the Russian embassy in Berlin. After hours of search, the criminal police found evidence incriminating the young man. The latter is in custody, according to the German newspaper, and information concerning his case will eventually be