Morocco: prison for the crooked “wizard”

The Ouarzazate Court of Appeal confirmed the conviction of a forty-year-old man to two years in prison and a fine of four thousand dirhams for the illegal practice of witchcraft. The individual, who targeted vulnerable women, was also ordered to pay civil compensation of the same amount to the civil party.

Accused of having photographed women in compromising situations under the pretext of treating them with “ roqya sharia “, the man also promised to solve their personal problems. He then used these images to blackmail and extort money from his victims.