This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – A. Mahyawi
Today, Wednesday, December 25, the Criminal Court of Appeal responsible for financial crimes in broadcasting in Fez decided to confirm the preliminary rulings handed down against those responsible for Water and Forests and an entrepreneur.
On March 6, 2024, the Criminal Chamber of First Instance of Fez sentenced a Water and Forestry official and a technician in Guercif to one year in prison and a fine of two million cents after being released on bail, in the context of an alteration by a contractor of the completion of a forest road coinciding with the spread of the corona virus.
The contractor who obtained the agreement was fined the same amount and for the same period, starting from 6 months, and suspended for the remainder. He was prosecuted for “wasting public funds and knowingly issuing and participating in a certificate containing inaccurate facts.” »
The court heard the defense arguments after having heard, at a previous hearing, the three accused in the context of an inspection commission which found that the road layout of the community of Burkin was not completed at a distance of 4,000 meters and was content to complete 400 meters, before following up against them.
The contractor continued to deny that the entire route was not completed, citing the fact that it had been exposed to material losses and damage due to the snow and rain experienced by the contractor. the region. He confirmed that he had received the entire allocated budget. for the completion of the works and gave him the provisional and final submission reports after the completion of the works, stressing that he was paying the price for the problems within the administration.
