This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Abdel Latif Baraka
As part of a new development in the case of false residence certificates for car registration in Rabat, the judicial chamber of the Criminal Court of Appeal of the Rabat Court of Appeal rendered, at the beginning of the week, appeal judgments against people involved in a forgery network. linked to the establishment of car registration files with capital numbering. Preliminary rulings issued by the Court of First Instance at the beginning of last October were upheld, as a group of agents and authority brokers involved in the case were convicted.
Details of court decisions
The appeal decision concerned several defendants, including a broker and four authorities agents, three of whom are in custody. The main accused, from the city of Tangier, was sentenced to one and a half years in prison and a fine of 5,000 dirhams. While four agents of the Authority were convicted, the Aoun of the Authority (FS) was sentenced to eight months in prison, in addition to a fine of 5,000 dirhams. Another agent (SA) was also sentenced to six months in prison and the same fine. As for the Aoun of the Authority (SA), he was sentenced to four months in prison and a fine of the same amount. This is the same sentence that was handed down against the fourth Aoun of the Authority (BB), who was under surveillance. for liberation.
Gang arrest details
It should be noted that this network was dismantled during a joint security operation between the anti-gang brigade of the state service of the judicial police of the State of Rabat security and elements of the General Directorate of National Territorial Surveillance (Deste). The operation resulted in the arrest of the defendants at the beginning of last month, near the vehicle registration center in Rabat, where they were in possession of false residence permits prepared to be sold in exchange for large sums of money. These certificates were used to obtain the registration number of the capital, Rabat, preferred by many businesses and citizens, especially those wishing to register luxury cars to obtain greater social status.
Details of additional investigations
Research and investigations carried out by the judicial police showed that the gang acted in an organized manner, since false residence certificates and other documents were seized, including gray car certificates and receipts for submitting registration applications. vehicles, as well as sums of money in the possession of the accused. The investigation also revealed the involvement of public officials, as charges were brought for corruption and falsification of official documents, charges which carry a great risk linked to the reliability of official documents.
Investigation developments and additional arrests
Furthermore, ongoing investigations have revealed the involvement of other accused, including two figures from the Fath district authority in Rabat, in addition to the father of one of the accused, as well as three employees of one of the units. administrative. These developments highlight the complexity of the network and its extension within certain administrative departments, which increases the difficulty of dealing with such illegal activities which affect the credibility of the country’s administrative system.
This case serves as a lesson on the need to strengthen control over official documents and reduce administrative corruption which can threaten the credibility of institutions. This investigation also shows the importance of security coordination between different security agencies in order to combat criminal networks involved in such legally and morally unacceptable activities.
