Real estate spoliation in Morocco: 27 accused sentenced to heavy sentences

The members of a network specializing in the spoliation of public and private land were sentenced Wednesday by the court of first instance of Fez to more than 94 years in prison, accompanied by fines and the payment of 800,000 dirhams to the Ministry of Interior for damages.

The leader of the network was sentenced to ten years in prison, two other defendants were sentenced to eight years in prison each, and another was sentenced to seven years in prison. A lawyer from the Meknes bar and the brother of the network leader each received five years in prison, while two other defendants were sentenced to three years in prison for establishing a criminal organization, forgery and use of official documents. The court also sentenced a notarial deeds judge in Sefrou and several adouls to sentences of up to two years in prison, relays Parliamentary.