The Tangier Primary School renders its judgment in a case of diversion of medicines from the University Hospital Center

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

Heba Press

In an exciting development witnessed by the Tangier Court of First Instance, on Tuesday January 7, a criminal case was tried which aroused the interest of local public opinion. The court ruled in the case of two defendants, “HAA” and “EG”, accused of having diverted medicines from the Mohammed VI University Hospital Center “CHU” and of having resold them on the market.

The case began after RS ​​filed a complaint accusing the accused of tampering with his money and committing illegal acts.

Subsequently, the authorities launched an in-depth investigation that lasted several days, before the start of the trial, which was the scene of a strong legal confrontation between the parties.

During the trial, the plaintiff’s attorneys presented documents and testimony supporting his claims that the defendants were involved in treason and illegal drug disposal, while the defendants’ attorneys defended themselves by asserting that there was no conclusive evidence convicting them of breach of trust. , and pointed out that there were contradictions in the complainant’s story.

Ultimately, the court decided to acquit the defendants of the charge of breach of trust due to lack of sufficient evidence.

However, they were convicted on other charges, since the court sentenced the doctor “HAA” to two years in prison and a fine of 500 dirhams, while “EG” was sentenced to one year in prison. prison with a similar fine.

In addition, the court ordered the defendants to pay compensation of 10,000 dirhams to the civil rights claimant, “RR”, and this sum must be paid jointly between them.

The court also ruled that the defendants should bear the costs of the trial and that corporal punishment should be used at a minimum.