HIBAPRESS – Casablanca
In a painful incident that raises more than a few questions about the safety of citizens in public spaces, a young man was subjected to a serious assault in the Darb Al-Amal area of Hay Hassani in Casablanca, while returning from the Mohammed V Stadium, where he had attended the Wydad Athletic Club and MAS Football Club match last Sunday evening.
According to available information, the young man was walking on foot, wearing a Wydad Athletic Club scarf, when two young men on a motorcycle intercepted him. They wore helmets that obscured their facial features, before brandishing a large bladed weapon at him, and seizing his personal belongings, including an iPhone. They also stripped him of his clothes, leaving him in his underwear, before fleeing. This painful incident brings to the forefront urgent questions about citizen security and their protection from criminal assaults, especially around the routes taken by fans when returning from matches and sporting events.
Given the seriousness of what this young man was subjected to, demands have escalated for the urgent identification and arrest of the suspects, and the verification of the circumstances of the incident by the competent authorities, to ensure justice for the victim and accountability for those involved.
